Q: Is 71,680 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,680 is a composite number.

Why is 71,680 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 71,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 256 280 320 448 512 560 640 896 1,024 1,120 1,280 1,792 2,048 2,240 2,560 3,584 4,480 5,120 7,168 8,960 10,240 14,336 17,920 35,840 and 71,680, with no remainder.

Since 71,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,680, 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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