Q: Is 45,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 45,072 is a composite number.

Why is 45,072 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 45,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 313 626 939 1,252 1,878 2,504 2,817 3,756 5,008 5,634 7,512 11,268 15,024 22,536 and 45,072, with no remainder.

Since 45,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,072, 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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