Q: Is 56,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,772 is a composite number.

Why is 56,772 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 56,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 83 114 166 171 228 249 332 342 498 684 747 996 1,494 1,577 2,988 3,154 4,731 6,308 9,462 14,193 18,924 28,386 and 56,772, with no remainder.

Since 56,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,772, 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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