Q: Is 61,596 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 61,596 is a composite number.

Why is 61,596 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 61,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 59 87 116 118 174 177 236 261 348 354 522 531 708 1,044 1,062 1,711 2,124 3,422 5,133 6,844 10,266 15,399 20,532 30,798 and 61,596, with no remainder.

Since 61,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,596, 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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