Q: Is 72,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,896 is a composite number.

Why is 72,896 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 72,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 67 68 134 136 268 272 536 544 1,072 1,088 1,139 2,144 2,278 4,288 4,556 9,112 18,224 36,448 and 72,896, with no remainder.

Since 72,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,896, 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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