Q: Is 81,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 81,972 is a composite number.

Why is 81,972 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 81,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 23 27 33 36 44 46 54 66 69 81 92 99 108 132 138 162 198 207 253 276 297 324 396 414 506 594 621 759 828 891 1,012 1,188 1,242 1,518 1,782 1,863 2,277 2,484 3,036 3,564 3,726 4,554 6,831 7,452 9,108 13,662 20,493 27,324 40,986 and 81,972, with no remainder.

Since 81,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 81,972, 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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