Q: Is 6,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,072 is a composite number.

Why is 6,072 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 6,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 44 46 66 69 88 92 132 138 184 253 264 276 506 552 759 1,012 1,518 2,024 3,036 and 6,072, with no remainder.

Since 6,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,072, 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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