Q: Is 8,568 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,568 is a composite number.

Why is 8,568 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 8,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 51 56 63 68 72 84 102 119 126 136 153 168 204 238 252 306 357 408 476 504 612 714 952 1,071 1,224 1,428 2,142 2,856 4,284 and 8,568, with no remainder.

Since 8,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,568, 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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