Q: Is 72,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,696 is a composite number.

Why is 72,696 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 72,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 233 312 466 699 932 1,398 1,864 2,796 3,029 5,592 6,058 9,087 12,116 18,174 24,232 36,348 and 72,696, with no remainder.

Since 72,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,696, 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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