Q: Is 71,982 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,982 is a composite number.

Why is 71,982 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 71,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 43 54 62 86 93 129 186 258 279 387 558 774 837 1,161 1,333 1,674 2,322 2,666 3,999 7,998 11,997 23,994 35,991 and 71,982, with no remainder.

Since 71,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,982, 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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