Q: Is 8,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,496 is a composite number.

Why is 8,496 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 8,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 59 72 118 144 177 236 354 472 531 708 944 1,062 1,416 2,124 2,832 4,248 and 8,496, with no remainder.

Since 8,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,496, 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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