Q: Is 62,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 62,272 is a composite number.

Why is 62,272 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 62,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 139 224 278 448 556 973 1,112 1,946 2,224 3,892 4,448 7,784 8,896 15,568 31,136 and 62,272, with no remainder.

Since 62,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,272, 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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