Q: Is 189,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,072 is a composite number.

Why is 189,072 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 189,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 101 104 117 144 156 202 208 234 303 312 404 468 606 624 808 909 936 1,212 1,313 1,616 1,818 1,872 2,424 2,626 3,636 3,939 4,848 5,252 7,272 7,878 10,504 11,817 14,544 15,756 21,008 23,634 31,512 47,268 63,024 94,536 and 189,072, with no remainder.

Since 189,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,072, 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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