Q: Is 71,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,940 is a composite number.

Why is 71,940 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 71,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 109 110 132 165 218 220 327 330 436 545 654 660 1,090 1,199 1,308 1,635 2,180 2,398 3,270 3,597 4,796 5,995 6,540 7,194 11,990 14,388 17,985 23,980 35,970 and 71,940, with no remainder.

Since 71,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,940, 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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