Q: Is 71,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,920 is a composite number.

Why is 71,920 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 71,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 31 40 58 62 80 116 124 145 155 232 248 290 310 464 496 580 620 899 1,160 1,240 1,798 2,320 2,480 3,596 4,495 7,192 8,990 14,384 17,980 35,960 and 71,920, with no remainder.

Since 71,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,920, 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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