Q: Is 88,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,272 is a composite number.

Why is 88,272 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 88,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 613 1,226 1,839 2,452 3,678 4,904 5,517 7,356 9,808 11,034 14,712 22,068 29,424 44,136 and 88,272, with no remainder.

Since 88,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,272, 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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