Q: Is 68,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,992 is a composite number.

Why is 68,992 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 68,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 49 56 64 77 88 98 112 128 154 176 196 224 308 352 392 448 539 616 704 784 896 1,078 1,232 1,408 1,568 2,156 2,464 3,136 4,312 4,928 6,272 8,624 9,856 17,248 34,496 and 68,992, with no remainder.

Since 68,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,992, 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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