Q: Is 73,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,944 is a composite number.

Why is 73,944 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 73,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 79 104 117 156 158 234 237 312 316 468 474 632 711 936 948 1,027 1,422 1,896 2,054 2,844 3,081 4,108 5,688 6,162 8,216 9,243 12,324 18,486 24,648 36,972 and 73,944, with no remainder.

Since 73,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,944, 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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