Q: Is 116,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 116,272 is a composite number.

Why is 116,272 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 116,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 43 52 86 104 169 172 208 338 344 559 676 688 1,118 1,352 2,236 2,704 4,472 7,267 8,944 14,534 29,068 58,136 and 116,272, with no remainder.

Since 116,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,272, 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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