Q: Is 71,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,240 is a composite number.

Why is 71,240 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 71,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 137 260 274 520 548 685 1,096 1,370 1,781 2,740 3,562 5,480 7,124 8,905 14,248 17,810 35,620 and 71,240, with no remainder.

Since 71,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,240, 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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