Q: Is 15,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,876 is a composite number.

Why is 15,876 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 15,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 81 84 98 108 126 147 162 189 196 252 294 324 378 441 567 588 756 882 1,134 1,323 1,764 2,268 2,646 3,969 5,292 7,938 and 15,876, with no remainder.

Since 15,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,876, 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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