Q: Is 71,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,442 is a composite number.

Why is 71,442 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 71,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 189 243 294 378 441 486 567 729 882 1,134 1,323 1,458 1,701 2,646 3,402 3,969 5,103 7,938 10,206 11,907 23,814 35,721 and 71,442, with no remainder.

Since 71,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,442, 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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