Q: Is 26,838 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 26,838 is a composite number.

Why is 26,838 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 26,838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 71 126 142 189 213 378 426 497 639 994 1,278 1,491 1,917 2,982 3,834 4,473 8,946 13,419 and 26,838, with no remainder.

Since 26,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,838, 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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