Q: Is 71,292 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,292 is a composite number.

Why is 71,292 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 71,292 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 457 914 1,371 1,828 2,742 5,484 5,941 11,882 17,823 23,764 35,646 and 71,292, with no remainder.

Since 71,292 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,292, 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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