Q: Is 68,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,976 is a composite number.

Why is 68,976 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 68,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 479 958 1,437 1,916 2,874 3,832 4,311 5,748 7,664 8,622 11,496 17,244 22,992 34,488 and 68,976, with no remainder.

Since 68,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,976, 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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