Q: Is 16,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,848 is a composite number.

Why is 16,848 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 16,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 54 72 78 81 104 108 117 144 156 162 208 216 234 312 324 351 432 468 624 648 702 936 1,053 1,296 1,404 1,872 2,106 2,808 4,212 5,616 8,424 and 16,848, with no remainder.

Since 16,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,848, 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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