Q: Is 11,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 11,844 is a composite number.

Why is 11,844 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 11,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 47 63 84 94 126 141 188 252 282 329 423 564 658 846 987 1,316 1,692 1,974 2,961 3,948 5,922 and 11,844, with no remainder.

Since 11,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,844, 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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