Q: Is 20,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,988 is a composite number.

Why is 20,988 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 20,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 53 66 99 106 132 159 198 212 318 396 477 583 636 954 1,166 1,749 1,908 2,332 3,498 5,247 6,996 10,494 and 20,988, with no remainder.

Since 20,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,988, 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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