Q: Is 14,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 14,976 is a composite number.

Why is 14,976 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 14,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 104 117 128 144 156 192 208 234 288 312 384 416 468 576 624 832 936 1,152 1,248 1,664 1,872 2,496 3,744 4,992 7,488 and 14,976, with no remainder.

Since 14,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,976, 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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