Q: Is 15,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,696 is a composite number.

Why is 15,696 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 15,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 109 144 218 327 436 654 872 981 1,308 1,744 1,962 2,616 3,924 5,232 7,848 and 15,696, with no remainder.

Since 15,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,696, 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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