Q: Is 56,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,724 is a composite number.

Why is 56,724 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 56,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 163 174 326 348 489 652 978 1,956 4,727 9,454 14,181 18,908 28,362 and 56,724, with no remainder.

Since 56,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,724, 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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