Q: Is 71,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,852 is a composite number.

Why is 71,852 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 71,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 71 92 142 253 284 506 781 1,012 1,562 1,633 3,124 3,266 6,532 17,963 35,926 and 71,852, with no remainder.

Since 71,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,852, 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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