Q: Is 36,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,816 is a composite number.

Why is 36,816 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 36,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 59 78 104 118 156 177 208 236 312 354 472 624 708 767 944 1,416 1,534 2,301 2,832 3,068 4,602 6,136 9,204 12,272 18,408 and 36,816, with no remainder.

Since 36,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,816, 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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