Q: Is 35,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 35,712 is a composite number.

Why is 35,712 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 35,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 64 72 93 96 124 128 144 186 192 248 279 288 372 384 496 558 576 744 992 1,116 1,152 1,488 1,984 2,232 2,976 3,968 4,464 5,952 8,928 11,904 17,856 and 35,712, with no remainder.

Since 35,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,712, 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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