Q: Is 17,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,892 is a composite number.

Why is 17,892 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 17,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 71 84 126 142 213 252 284 426 497 639 852 994 1,278 1,491 1,988 2,556 2,982 4,473 5,964 8,946 and 17,892, with no remainder.

Since 17,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,892, 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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