Q: Is 8,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,736 is a composite number.

Why is 8,736 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 8,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 96 104 112 156 168 182 208 224 273 312 336 364 416 546 624 672 728 1,092 1,248 1,456 2,184 2,912 4,368 and 8,736, with no remainder.

Since 8,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,736, 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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