Q: Is 16,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,296 is a composite number.

Why is 16,296 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 16,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 97 168 194 291 388 582 679 776 1,164 1,358 2,037 2,328 2,716 4,074 5,432 8,148 and 16,296, with no remainder.

Since 16,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,296, 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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