Q: Is 97,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 97,272 is a composite number.

Why is 97,272 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 97,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 193 252 386 504 579 772 1,158 1,351 1,544 1,737 2,316 2,702 3,474 4,053 4,632 5,404 6,948 8,106 10,808 12,159 13,896 16,212 24,318 32,424 48,636 and 97,272, with no remainder.

Since 97,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,272, 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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