Q: Is 20,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,856 is a composite number.

Why is 20,856 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 20,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 79 88 132 158 237 264 316 474 632 869 948 1,738 1,896 2,607 3,476 5,214 6,952 10,428 and 20,856, with no remainder.

Since 20,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,856, 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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