Q: Is 17,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,952 is a composite number.

Why is 17,952 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 17,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 32 33 34 44 48 51 66 68 88 96 102 132 136 176 187 204 264 272 352 374 408 528 544 561 748 816 1,056 1,122 1,496 1,632 2,244 2,992 4,488 5,984 8,976 and 17,952, with no remainder.

Since 17,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,952, 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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