Q: Is 36,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,864 is a composite number.

Why is 36,864 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 36,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,024 1,152 1,536 2,048 2,304 3,072 4,096 4,608 6,144 9,216 12,288 18,432 and 36,864, with no remainder.

Since 36,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,864, 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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