Q: Is 71,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,232 is a composite number.

Why is 71,232 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 71,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 53 56 64 84 96 106 112 159 168 192 212 224 318 336 371 424 448 636 672 742 848 1,113 1,272 1,344 1,484 1,696 2,226 2,544 2,968 3,392 4,452 5,088 5,936 8,904 10,176 11,872 17,808 23,744 35,616 and 71,232, with no remainder.

Since 71,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,232, 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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