Q: Is 81,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 81,872 is a composite number.

Why is 81,872 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 81,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 43 56 68 86 112 119 136 172 238 272 301 344 476 602 688 731 952 1,204 1,462 1,904 2,408 2,924 4,816 5,117 5,848 10,234 11,696 20,468 40,936 and 81,872, with no remainder.

Since 81,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 81,872, 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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