Q: Is 17,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,748 is a composite number.

Why is 17,748 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 17,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 29 34 36 51 58 68 87 102 116 153 174 204 261 306 348 493 522 612 986 1,044 1,479 1,972 2,958 4,437 5,916 8,874 and 17,748, with no remainder.

Since 17,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,748, 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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