Q: Is 20,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,976 is a composite number.

Why is 20,976 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 20,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 23 24 38 46 48 57 69 76 92 114 138 152 184 228 276 304 368 437 456 552 874 912 1,104 1,311 1,748 2,622 3,496 5,244 6,992 10,488 and 20,976, with no remainder.

Since 20,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,976, 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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