Q: Is 15,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,984 is a composite number.

Why is 15,984 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 15,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 37 48 54 72 74 108 111 144 148 216 222 296 333 432 444 592 666 888 999 1,332 1,776 1,998 2,664 3,996 5,328 7,992 and 15,984, with no remainder.

Since 15,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,984, 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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