Q: Is 12,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,432 is a composite number.

Why is 12,432 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 12,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 168 222 259 296 336 444 518 592 777 888 1,036 1,554 1,776 2,072 3,108 4,144 6,216 and 12,432, with no remainder.

Since 12,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,432, 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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