Q: Is 9,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,072 is a composite number.

Why is 9,072 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 9,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 112 126 144 162 168 189 216 252 324 336 378 432 504 567 648 756 1,008 1,134 1,296 1,512 2,268 3,024 4,536 and 9,072, with no remainder.

Since 9,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,072, 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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