Q: Is 15,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,624 is a composite number.

Why is 15,624 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 15,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 31 36 42 56 62 63 72 84 93 124 126 168 186 217 248 252 279 372 434 504 558 651 744 868 1,116 1,302 1,736 1,953 2,232 2,604 3,906 5,208 7,812 and 15,624, with no remainder.

Since 15,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,624, 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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