Q: Is 16,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,272 is a composite number.

Why is 16,272 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 16,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 113 144 226 339 452 678 904 1,017 1,356 1,808 2,034 2,712 4,068 5,424 8,136 and 16,272, with no remainder.

Since 16,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,272, 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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