Q: Is 79,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,272 is a composite number.

Why is 79,272 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 79,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 367 734 1,101 1,468 2,202 2,936 3,303 4,404 6,606 8,808 9,909 13,212 19,818 26,424 39,636 and 79,272, with no remainder.

Since 79,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,272, 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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