Q: Is 72,912 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,912 is a composite number.

Why is 72,912 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 72,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 42 48 49 56 62 84 93 98 112 124 147 168 186 196 217 248 294 336 372 392 434 496 588 651 744 784 868 1,176 1,302 1,488 1,519 1,736 2,352 2,604 3,038 3,472 4,557 5,208 6,076 9,114 10,416 12,152 18,228 24,304 36,456 and 72,912, with no remainder.

Since 72,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,912, 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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