Q: Is 15,708 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,708 is a composite number.

Why is 15,708 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 15,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 17 21 22 28 33 34 42 44 51 66 68 77 84 102 119 132 154 187 204 231 238 308 357 374 462 476 561 714 748 924 1,122 1,309 1,428 2,244 2,618 3,927 5,236 7,854 and 15,708, with no remainder.

Since 15,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,708, 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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