Q: Is 78,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,372 is a composite number.

Why is 78,372 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 78,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 311 622 933 1,244 1,866 2,177 2,799 3,732 4,354 5,598 6,531 8,708 11,196 13,062 19,593 26,124 39,186 and 78,372, with no remainder.

Since 78,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,372, 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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