Q: Is 72,732 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,732 is a composite number.

Why is 72,732 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 72,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 19 22 29 33 38 44 57 58 66 76 87 114 116 132 174 209 228 319 348 418 551 627 638 836 957 1,102 1,254 1,276 1,653 1,914 2,204 2,508 3,306 3,828 6,061 6,612 12,122 18,183 24,244 36,366 and 72,732, with no remainder.

Since 72,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,732, 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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