Q: Is 68,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,772 is a composite number.

Why is 68,772 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 68,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 3,126 5,731 6,252 11,462 17,193 22,924 34,386 and 68,772, with no remainder.

Since 68,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,772, 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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