Q: Is 71,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,712 is a composite number.

Why is 71,712 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 71,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 83 96 108 144 166 216 249 288 332 432 498 664 747 864 996 1,328 1,494 1,992 2,241 2,656 2,988 3,984 4,482 5,976 7,968 8,964 11,952 17,928 23,904 35,856 and 71,712, with no remainder.

Since 71,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,712, 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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