Q: Is 68,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,724 is a composite number.

Why is 68,724 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 68,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 83 92 138 166 207 249 276 332 414 498 747 828 996 1,494 1,909 2,988 3,818 5,727 7,636 11,454 17,181 22,908 34,362 and 68,724, with no remainder.

Since 68,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,724, 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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