Q: Is 20,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,736 is a composite number.

Why is 20,736 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 20,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 162 192 216 256 288 324 384 432 576 648 768 864 1,152 1,296 1,728 2,304 2,592 3,456 5,184 6,912 10,368 and 20,736, with no remainder.

Since 20,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,736, 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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