Q: Is 72,352 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,352 is a composite number.

Why is 72,352 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 72,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 19 28 32 34 38 56 68 76 112 119 133 136 152 224 238 266 272 304 323 476 532 544 608 646 952 1,064 1,292 1,904 2,128 2,261 2,584 3,808 4,256 4,522 5,168 9,044 10,336 18,088 36,176 and 72,352, with no remainder.

Since 72,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,352, 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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