Q: Is 23,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,868 is a composite number.

Why is 23,868 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 23,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 27 34 36 39 51 52 54 68 78 102 108 117 153 156 204 221 234 306 351 442 459 468 612 663 702 884 918 1,326 1,404 1,836 1,989 2,652 3,978 5,967 7,956 11,934 and 23,868, with no remainder.

Since 23,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,868, 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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