Q: Is 73,962 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,962 is a composite number.

Why is 73,962 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 73,962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 587 1,174 1,761 3,522 4,109 5,283 8,218 10,566 12,327 24,654 36,981 and 73,962, with no remainder.

Since 73,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,962, 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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