Q: Is 56,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,976 is a composite number.

Why is 56,976 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 56,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 7,122 9,496 14,244 18,992 28,488 and 56,976, with no remainder.

Since 56,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,976, 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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