Q: Is 61,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 61,712 is a composite number.

Why is 61,712 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 61,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 29 38 56 58 76 112 116 133 152 203 232 266 304 406 464 532 551 812 1,064 1,102 1,624 2,128 2,204 3,248 3,857 4,408 7,714 8,816 15,428 30,856 and 61,712, with no remainder.

Since 61,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,712, 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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