Q: Is 16,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,896 is a composite number.

Why is 16,896 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 16,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 132 176 192 256 264 352 384 512 528 704 768 1,056 1,408 1,536 2,112 2,816 4,224 5,632 8,448 and 16,896, with no remainder.

Since 16,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,896, 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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