Q: Is 69,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 69,972 is a composite number.

Why is 69,972 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 69,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 49 51 68 84 98 102 119 147 196 204 238 294 343 357 476 588 686 714 833 1,029 1,372 1,428 1,666 2,058 2,499 3,332 4,116 4,998 5,831 9,996 11,662 17,493 23,324 34,986 and 69,972, with no remainder.

Since 69,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,972, 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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