Q: Is 72,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,504 is a composite number.

Why is 72,504 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 72,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 53 57 72 76 106 114 152 159 171 212 228 318 342 424 456 477 636 684 954 1,007 1,272 1,368 1,908 2,014 3,021 3,816 4,028 6,042 8,056 9,063 12,084 18,126 24,168 36,252 and 72,504, with no remainder.

Since 72,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,504, 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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