Q: Is 59,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,724 is a composite number.

Why is 59,724 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 59,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 79 84 108 126 158 189 237 252 316 378 474 553 711 756 948 1,106 1,422 1,659 2,133 2,212 2,844 3,318 4,266 4,977 6,636 8,532 9,954 14,931 19,908 29,862 and 59,724, with no remainder.

Since 59,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,724, 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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