Q: Is 71,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,736 is a composite number.

Why is 71,736 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 71,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 61 84 98 122 147 168 183 196 244 294 366 392 427 488 588 732 854 1,176 1,281 1,464 1,708 2,562 2,989 3,416 5,124 5,978 8,967 10,248 11,956 17,934 23,912 35,868 and 71,736, with no remainder.

Since 71,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,736, 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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