Q: Is 29,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 29,736 is a composite number.

Why is 29,736 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 29,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 59 63 72 84 118 126 168 177 236 252 354 413 472 504 531 708 826 1,062 1,239 1,416 1,652 2,124 2,478 3,304 3,717 4,248 4,956 7,434 9,912 14,868 and 29,736, with no remainder.

Since 29,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,736, 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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