Q: Is 31,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,552 is a composite number.

Why is 31,552 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 31,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 29 32 34 58 64 68 116 136 232 272 464 493 544 928 986 1,088 1,856 1,972 3,944 7,888 15,776 and 31,552, with no remainder.

Since 31,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,552, 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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