Q: Is 17,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,856 is a composite number.

Why is 17,856 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 17,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 64 72 93 96 124 144 186 192 248 279 288 372 496 558 576 744 992 1,116 1,488 1,984 2,232 2,976 4,464 5,952 8,928 and 17,856, with no remainder.

Since 17,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,856, 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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