Q: Is 71,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,960 is a composite number.

Why is 71,960 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 71,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 257 280 514 1,028 1,285 1,799 2,056 2,570 3,598 5,140 7,196 8,995 10,280 14,392 17,990 35,980 and 71,960, with no remainder.

Since 71,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,960, 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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