Q: Is 59,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,976 is a composite number.

Why is 59,976 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 59,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 49 51 56 63 68 72 84 98 102 119 126 136 147 153 168 196 204 238 252 294 306 357 392 408 441 476 504 588 612 714 833 882 952 1,071 1,176 1,224 1,428 1,666 1,764 2,142 2,499 2,856 3,332 3,528 4,284 4,998 6,664 7,497 8,568 9,996 14,994 19,992 29,988 and 59,976, with no remainder.

Since 59,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,976, 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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