Q: Is 71,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,946 is a composite number.

Why is 71,946 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 71,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 571 1,142 1,713 3,426 3,997 5,139 7,994 10,278 11,991 23,982 35,973 and 71,946, with no remainder.

Since 71,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,946, 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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