Q: Is 73,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,272 is a composite number.

Why is 73,272 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 73,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 71 86 129 142 172 213 258 284 344 426 516 568 852 1,032 1,704 3,053 6,106 9,159 12,212 18,318 24,424 36,636 and 73,272, with no remainder.

Since 73,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,272, 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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