Q: Is 19,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 19,968 is a composite number.

Why is 19,968 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 19,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 256 312 384 416 512 624 768 832 1,248 1,536 1,664 2,496 3,328 4,992 6,656 9,984 and 19,968, with no remainder.

Since 19,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,968, 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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