Q: Is 72,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,492 is a composite number.

Why is 72,492 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 72,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 863 1,726 2,589 3,452 5,178 6,041 10,356 12,082 18,123 24,164 36,246 and 72,492, with no remainder.

Since 72,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,492, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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