Q: Is 71,688 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,688 is a composite number.

Why is 71,688 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 71,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 103 116 174 206 232 309 348 412 618 696 824 1,236 2,472 2,987 5,974 8,961 11,948 17,922 23,896 35,844 and 71,688, with no remainder.

Since 71,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,688, 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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