Q: Is 36,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,840 is a composite number.

Why is 36,840 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 36,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 307 614 921 1,228 1,535 1,842 2,456 3,070 3,684 4,605 6,140 7,368 9,210 12,280 18,420 and 36,840, with no remainder.

Since 36,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,840, 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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