Q: Is 17,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,696 is a composite number.

Why is 17,696 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 17,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 79 112 158 224 316 553 632 1,106 1,264 2,212 2,528 4,424 8,848 and 17,696, with no remainder.

Since 17,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,696, 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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