Q: Is 20,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,496 is a composite number.

Why is 20,496 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 20,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 61 84 112 122 168 183 244 336 366 427 488 732 854 976 1,281 1,464 1,708 2,562 2,928 3,416 5,124 6,832 10,248 and 20,496, with no remainder.

Since 20,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,496, 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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