Q: Is 23,436 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,436 is a composite number.

Why is 23,436 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 23,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 31 36 42 54 62 63 84 93 108 124 126 186 189 217 252 279 372 378 434 558 651 756 837 868 1,116 1,302 1,674 1,953 2,604 3,348 3,906 5,859 7,812 11,718 and 23,436, with no remainder.

Since 23,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,436, 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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