Q: Is 36,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,456 is a composite number.

Why is 36,456 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 36,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 31 42 49 56 62 84 93 98 124 147 168 186 196 217 248 294 372 392 434 588 651 744 868 1,176 1,302 1,519 1,736 2,604 3,038 4,557 5,208 6,076 9,114 12,152 18,228 and 36,456, with no remainder.

Since 36,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,456, 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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