Q: Is 25,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 25,536 is a composite number.

Why is 25,536 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 25,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 32 38 42 48 56 57 64 76 84 96 112 114 133 152 168 192 224 228 266 304 336 399 448 456 532 608 672 798 912 1,064 1,216 1,344 1,596 1,824 2,128 3,192 3,648 4,256 6,384 8,512 12,768 and 25,536, with no remainder.

Since 25,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,536, 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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