Q: Is 62,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 62,712 is a composite number.

Why is 62,712 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 62,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 67 72 78 104 117 134 156 201 234 268 312 402 468 536 603 804 871 936 1,206 1,608 1,742 2,412 2,613 3,484 4,824 5,226 6,968 7,839 10,452 15,678 20,904 31,356 and 62,712, with no remainder.

Since 62,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,712, 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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