Q: Is 68,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,712 is a composite number.

Why is 68,712 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 68,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 409 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 2,863 3,272 4,908 5,726 8,589 9,816 11,452 17,178 22,904 34,356 and 68,712, with no remainder.

Since 68,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,712, 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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