Q: Is 19,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 19,872 is a composite number.

Why is 19,872 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 19,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 32 36 46 48 54 69 72 92 96 108 138 144 184 207 216 276 288 368 414 432 552 621 736 828 864 1,104 1,242 1,656 2,208 2,484 3,312 4,968 6,624 9,936 and 19,872, with no remainder.

Since 19,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,872, 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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