Q: Is 71,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,460 is a composite number.

Why is 71,460 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 71,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 397 794 1,191 1,588 1,985 2,382 3,573 3,970 4,764 5,955 7,146 7,940 11,910 14,292 17,865 23,820 35,730 and 71,460, with no remainder.

Since 71,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,460, 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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