Q: Is 12,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,852 is a composite number.

Why is 12,852 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 12,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 27 28 34 36 42 51 54 63 68 84 102 108 119 126 153 189 204 238 252 306 357 378 459 476 612 714 756 918 1,071 1,428 1,836 2,142 3,213 4,284 6,426 and 12,852, with no remainder.

Since 12,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,852, 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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