Q: Is 15,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,792 is a composite number.

Why is 15,792 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 15,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 47 48 56 84 94 112 141 168 188 282 329 336 376 564 658 752 987 1,128 1,316 1,974 2,256 2,632 3,948 5,264 7,896 and 15,792, with no remainder.

Since 15,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,792, 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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