Q: Is 72,828 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,828 is a composite number.

Why is 72,828 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 72,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 28 34 36 42 51 63 68 84 102 119 126 153 204 238 252 289 306 357 476 578 612 714 867 1,071 1,156 1,428 1,734 2,023 2,142 2,601 3,468 4,046 4,284 5,202 6,069 8,092 10,404 12,138 18,207 24,276 36,414 and 72,828, with no remainder.

Since 72,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,828, 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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