Q: Is 71,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,744 is a composite number.

Why is 71,744 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 71,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 59 64 76 118 152 236 304 472 608 944 1,121 1,216 1,888 2,242 3,776 4,484 8,968 17,936 35,872 and 71,744, with no remainder.

Since 71,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,744, 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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