Q: Is 36,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,888 is a composite number.

Why is 36,888 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 36,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 53 58 87 106 116 159 174 212 232 318 348 424 636 696 1,272 1,537 3,074 4,611 6,148 9,222 12,296 18,444 and 36,888, with no remainder.

Since 36,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,888, 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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