Q: Is 13,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 13,728 is a composite number.

Why is 13,728 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 13,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 32 33 39 44 48 52 66 78 88 96 104 132 143 156 176 208 264 286 312 352 416 429 528 572 624 858 1,056 1,144 1,248 1,716 2,288 3,432 4,576 6,864 and 13,728, with no remainder.

Since 13,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,728, 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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