Q: Is 73,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,968 is a composite number.

Why is 73,968 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 73,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 67 69 92 134 138 184 201 268 276 368 402 536 552 804 1,072 1,104 1,541 1,608 3,082 3,216 4,623 6,164 9,246 12,328 18,492 24,656 36,984 and 73,968, with no remainder.

Since 73,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,968, 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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