Q: Is 76,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 76,272 is a composite number.

Why is 76,272 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 76,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 227 336 454 681 908 1,362 1,589 1,816 2,724 3,178 3,632 4,767 5,448 6,356 9,534 10,896 12,712 19,068 25,424 38,136 and 76,272, with no remainder.

Since 76,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,272, 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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