Q: Is 71,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,856 is a composite number.

Why is 71,856 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 71,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 499 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 3,992 4,491 5,988 7,984 8,982 11,976 17,964 23,952 35,928 and 71,856, with no remainder.

Since 71,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,856, 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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