Q: Is 73,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,872 is a composite number.

Why is 73,872 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 73,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 36 38 48 54 57 72 76 81 108 114 144 152 162 171 216 228 243 304 324 342 432 456 486 513 648 684 912 972 1,026 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,944 2,052 2,736 3,078 3,888 4,104 4,617 6,156 8,208 9,234 12,312 18,468 24,624 36,936 and 73,872, with no remainder.

Since 73,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,872, 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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