Q: Is 68,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,472 is a composite number.

Why is 68,472 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 68,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 317 634 951 1,268 1,902 2,536 2,853 3,804 5,706 7,608 8,559 11,412 17,118 22,824 34,236 and 68,472, with no remainder.

Since 68,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,472, 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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