Q: Is 73,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,472 is a composite number.

Why is 73,472 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 73,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 41 56 64 82 112 128 164 224 256 287 328 448 574 656 896 1,148 1,312 1,792 2,296 2,624 4,592 5,248 9,184 10,496 18,368 36,736 and 73,472, with no remainder.

Since 73,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,472, 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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