Q: Is 17,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,712 is a composite number.

Why is 17,712 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 17,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 41 48 54 72 82 108 123 144 164 216 246 328 369 432 492 656 738 984 1,107 1,476 1,968 2,214 2,952 4,428 5,904 8,856 and 17,712, with no remainder.

Since 17,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,712, 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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