Q: Is 72,702 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,702 is a composite number.

Why is 72,702 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 72,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 577 1,154 1,731 3,462 4,039 5,193 8,078 10,386 12,117 24,234 36,351 and 72,702, with no remainder.

Since 72,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,702, 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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