Q: Is 71,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,760 is a composite number.

Why is 71,760 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 71,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 23 24 26 30 39 40 46 48 52 60 65 69 78 80 92 104 115 120 130 138 156 184 195 208 230 240 260 276 299 312 345 368 390 460 520 552 598 624 690 780 897 920 1,040 1,104 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,794 1,840 2,392 2,760 2,990 3,120 3,588 4,485 4,784 5,520 5,980 7,176 8,970 11,960 14,352 17,940 23,920 35,880 and 71,760, with no remainder.

Since 71,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,760, 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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