Q: Is 72,954 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,954 is a composite number.

Why is 72,954 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 72,954 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 193 378 386 579 1,158 1,351 1,737 2,702 3,474 4,053 5,211 8,106 10,422 12,159 24,318 36,477 and 72,954, with no remainder.

Since 72,954 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,954, 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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