Q: Is 75,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 75,072 is a composite number.

Why is 75,072 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 75,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 23 24 32 34 46 48 51 64 68 69 92 96 102 136 138 184 192 204 272 276 368 391 408 544 552 736 782 816 1,088 1,104 1,173 1,472 1,564 1,632 2,208 2,346 3,128 3,264 4,416 4,692 6,256 9,384 12,512 18,768 25,024 37,536 and 75,072, with no remainder.

Since 75,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,072, 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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