Q: Is 56,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,472 is a composite number.

Why is 56,472 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 56,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 181 312 362 543 724 1,086 1,448 2,172 2,353 4,344 4,706 7,059 9,412 14,118 18,824 28,236 and 56,472, with no remainder.

Since 56,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,472, 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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