Q: Is 58,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 58,872 is a composite number.

Why is 58,872 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 58,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 223 264 446 669 892 1,338 1,784 2,453 2,676 4,906 5,352 7,359 9,812 14,718 19,624 29,436 and 58,872, with no remainder.

Since 58,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,872, 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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