Q: Is 72,765 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,765 is a composite number.

Why is 72,765 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 72,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 27 33 35 45 49 55 63 77 99 105 135 147 165 189 231 245 297 315 385 441 495 539 693 735 945 1,155 1,323 1,485 1,617 2,079 2,205 2,695 3,465 4,851 6,615 8,085 10,395 14,553 24,255 and 72,765, with no remainder.

Since 72,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,765, 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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