Q: Is 71,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,780 is a composite number.

Why is 71,780 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 71,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 97 148 185 194 370 388 485 740 970 1,940 3,589 7,178 14,356 17,945 35,890 and 71,780, with no remainder.

Since 71,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,780, 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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