Q: Is 31,464 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,464 is a composite number.

Why is 31,464 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 31,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 23 24 36 38 46 57 69 72 76 92 114 138 152 171 184 207 228 276 342 414 437 456 552 684 828 874 1,311 1,368 1,656 1,748 2,622 3,496 3,933 5,244 7,866 10,488 15,732 and 31,464, with no remainder.

Since 31,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,464, 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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