Q: Is 72,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,846 is a composite number.

Why is 72,846 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 72,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 71 114 142 171 213 342 426 513 639 1,026 1,278 1,349 1,917 2,698 3,834 4,047 8,094 12,141 24,282 36,423 and 72,846, with no remainder.

Since 72,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,846, 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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