Q: Is 73,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,248 is a composite number.

Why is 73,248 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 73,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 109 112 168 218 224 327 336 436 654 672 763 872 1,308 1,526 1,744 2,289 2,616 3,052 3,488 4,578 5,232 6,104 9,156 10,464 12,208 18,312 24,416 36,624 and 73,248, with no remainder.

Since 73,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,248, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 73,24673,24773,24973,250
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 73,248:


Ask a Question