Q: Is 72,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,624 is a composite number.

Why is 72,624 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 72,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 89 102 136 178 204 267 272 356 408 534 712 816 1,068 1,424 1,513 2,136 3,026 4,272 4,539 6,052 9,078 12,104 18,156 24,208 36,312 and 72,624, with no remainder.

Since 72,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,624, 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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