Q: Is 73,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,728 is a composite number.

Why is 73,728 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 73,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,024 1,152 1,536 2,048 2,304 3,072 4,096 4,608 6,144 8,192 9,216 12,288 18,432 24,576 36,864 and 73,728, with no remainder.

Since 73,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,728, 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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