Q: Is 71,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,440 is a composite number.

Why is 71,440 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 71,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 47 76 80 94 95 152 188 190 235 304 376 380 470 752 760 893 940 1,520 1,786 1,880 3,572 3,760 4,465 7,144 8,930 14,288 17,860 35,720 and 71,440, with no remainder.

Since 71,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,440, 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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