Q: Is 31,752 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,752 is a composite number.

Why is 31,752 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 31,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 49 54 56 63 72 81 84 98 108 126 147 162 168 189 196 216 252 294 324 378 392 441 504 567 588 648 756 882 1,134 1,176 1,323 1,512 1,764 2,268 2,646 3,528 3,969 4,536 5,292 7,938 10,584 15,876 and 31,752, with no remainder.

Since 31,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,752, 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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