Q: Is 71,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,424 is a composite number.

Why is 71,424 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 71,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 64 72 93 96 124 128 144 186 192 248 256 279 288 372 384 496 558 576 744 768 992 1,116 1,152 1,488 1,984 2,232 2,304 2,976 3,968 4,464 5,952 7,936 8,928 11,904 17,856 23,808 35,712 and 71,424, with no remainder.

Since 71,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,424, 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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