Q: Is 20,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,748 is a composite number.

Why is 20,748 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 20,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 19 21 26 28 38 39 42 52 57 76 78 84 91 114 133 156 182 228 247 266 273 364 399 494 532 546 741 798 988 1,092 1,482 1,596 1,729 2,964 3,458 5,187 6,916 10,374 and 20,748, with no remainder.

Since 20,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,748, 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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