Q: Is 40,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,992 is a composite number.

Why is 40,992 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 40,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 61 84 96 112 122 168 183 224 244 336 366 427 488 672 732 854 976 1,281 1,464 1,708 1,952 2,562 2,928 3,416 5,124 5,856 6,832 10,248 13,664 20,496 and 40,992, with no remainder.

Since 40,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,992, 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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