Q: Is 39,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 39,168 is a composite number.

Why is 39,168 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 39,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 64 68 72 96 102 128 136 144 153 192 204 256 272 288 306 384 408 544 576 612 768 816 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,632 2,176 2,304 2,448 3,264 4,352 4,896 6,528 9,792 13,056 19,584 and 39,168, with no remainder.

Since 39,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,168, 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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