Q: Is 62,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 62,496 is a composite number.

Why is 62,496 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 62,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 31 32 36 42 48 56 62 63 72 84 93 96 112 124 126 144 168 186 217 224 248 252 279 288 336 372 434 496 504 558 651 672 744 868 992 1,008 1,116 1,302 1,488 1,736 1,953 2,016 2,232 2,604 2,976 3,472 3,906 4,464 5,208 6,944 7,812 8,928 10,416 15,624 20,832 31,248 and 62,496, with no remainder.

Since 62,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,496, 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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