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A Prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. 72 is composite.

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Is 72 composite prime or square?

It is composite.


Prime or composite 72?

composite


Is 72 a prime factor or a composite number?

72 is a composite number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.


How can the composite factor 3 be found in the prime factorization of 72?

3 is a prime factor of 72 and is contained in the prime factorization.


Is 2 and 72 a prime number?

A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. 2 is prime, 72 is composite.


Is seventy two prime?

72 is a Composite Number


What are the prime and composite factors of 72?

4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72 are composite. 2 and 3 are prime. 1 is neither.


How can the composite factor 33 be found in the prime factorization of 72?

33 is not a factor of 72.


Is 24 51 71 72 not composite number which one?

24, 51 and 72 are composite numbers 71 is a prime number.


What are the prime numbers up to 72?

2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47,53,59,61,67,71 that's as far up as it goes because 72 is a composite number not a prime number!


Is 72 and 73 prime or composite?

72 is composite because it can be divided evenly by numbers other than 1 and itself, such as 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 36. 73 is prime because it is only divisible by 1 and itself, with no other factors.


How can a composite factor be found in the prime factorization of 72?

By multiplying some of the prime numbers together.