Q: Is 70,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 70,000 is a composite number.

Why is 70,000 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 70,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 400 500 560 625 700 875 1,000 1,250 1,400 1,750 2,000 2,500 2,800 3,500 4,375 5,000 7,000 8,750 10,000 14,000 17,500 35,000 and 70,000, with no remainder.

Since 70,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,000, 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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