Q: Is 12,384 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,384 is a composite number.

Why is 12,384 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 12,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 43 48 72 86 96 129 144 172 258 288 344 387 516 688 774 1,032 1,376 1,548 2,064 3,096 4,128 6,192 and 12,384, with no remainder.

Since 12,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,384, 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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