Q: Is 72,688 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,688 is a composite number.

Why is 72,688 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 72,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 59 77 88 112 118 154 176 236 308 413 472 616 649 826 944 1,232 1,298 1,652 2,596 3,304 4,543 5,192 6,608 9,086 10,384 18,172 36,344 and 72,688, with no remainder.

Since 72,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,688, 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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