Q: Is 65,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 65,472 is a composite number.

Why is 65,472 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 65,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 31 32 33 44 48 62 64 66 88 93 96 124 132 176 186 192 248 264 341 352 372 496 528 682 704 744 992 1,023 1,056 1,364 1,488 1,984 2,046 2,112 2,728 2,976 4,092 5,456 5,952 8,184 10,912 16,368 21,824 32,736 and 65,472, with no remainder.

Since 65,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,472, 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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