Q: Is 948,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 948,272 is a composite number.

Why is 948,272 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 948,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 47 52 94 97 104 188 194 208 376 388 611 752 776 1,222 1,261 1,552 2,444 2,522 4,559 4,888 5,044 9,118 9,776 10,088 18,236 20,176 36,472 59,267 72,944 118,534 237,068 474,136 and 948,272, with no remainder.

Since 948,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 948,272, 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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