Q: Is 71,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,896 is a composite number.

Why is 71,896 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 71,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 43 44 76 86 88 152 172 209 344 418 473 817 836 946 1,634 1,672 1,892 3,268 3,784 6,536 8,987 17,974 35,948 and 71,896, with no remainder.

Since 71,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,896, 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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