Q: Is 13,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 13,572 is a composite number.

Why is 13,572 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 13,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 29 36 39 52 58 78 87 116 117 156 174 234 261 348 377 468 522 754 1,044 1,131 1,508 2,262 3,393 4,524 6,786 and 13,572, with no remainder.

Since 13,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,572, 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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