Q: Is 71,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,540 is a composite number.

Why is 71,540 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 71,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 73 98 140 146 196 245 292 365 490 511 730 980 1,022 1,460 2,044 2,555 3,577 5,110 7,154 10,220 14,308 17,885 35,770 and 71,540, with no remainder.

Since 71,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,540, 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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