Q: Is 73,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,216 is a composite number.

Why is 73,216 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 73,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 32 44 52 64 88 104 128 143 176 208 256 286 352 416 512 572 704 832 1,144 1,408 1,664 2,288 2,816 3,328 4,576 5,632 6,656 9,152 18,304 36,608 and 73,216, with no remainder.

Since 73,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,216, 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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