Q: Is 40,716 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,716 is a composite number.

Why is 40,716 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 40,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 29 36 39 52 54 58 78 87 108 116 117 156 174 234 261 348 351 377 468 522 702 754 783 1,044 1,131 1,404 1,508 1,566 2,262 3,132 3,393 4,524 6,786 10,179 13,572 20,358 and 40,716, with no remainder.

Since 40,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,716, 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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