Question

is the number 72 a prime or composite number

Answer 1

72 is not a prime number.

36*2=72
8*9=72
12*6=72
1*72=72
18*4=72

Answer 2

composite number.

Answer 3

composite, not a prime.

Answer 4

Any number that ends in an even number is even, and if a number is even, you can divide it by 2.

Similarly, any number when you add up its digits adds up to 3, 6 or 9 is divisible by 3.

Answer 5

Prove it @7Aeslehc7 @markiaa15
You can't just say something and hope the statement is self evident. What is a composite number? More importantly, WHY isn't 72 prime?

Answer 6

it is composite
composite are not prime

Answer 7

A prime number is a whole number that only has two factors which are itself and one. A composite number has factors in addition to one and itself. The numbers 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite. All even numbers are divisible by two and so all even numbers greater than two are composite numbers.

Answer 8

72 is a composite number because 72 has divisors rather than 1 and itself. 72 can be divided by 2 and 2.

Answer 9

did that help?

Answer 10

brava

Answer 11

you welcome.