Q: Is 12,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,648 is a composite number.

Why is 12,648 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 12,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 31 34 51 62 68 93 102 124 136 186 204 248 372 408 527 744 1,054 1,581 2,108 3,162 4,216 6,324 and 12,648, with no remainder.

Since 12,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,648, 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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