Q: Is 72,756 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,756 is a composite number.

Why is 72,756 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 72,756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 43 47 86 94 129 141 172 188 258 282 387 423 516 564 774 846 1,548 1,692 2,021 4,042 6,063 8,084 12,126 18,189 24,252 36,378 and 72,756, with no remainder.

Since 72,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,756, 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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