Q: Is 23,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,496 is a composite number.

Why is 23,496 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 23,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 89 132 178 264 267 356 534 712 979 1,068 1,958 2,136 2,937 3,916 5,874 7,832 11,748 and 23,496, with no remainder.

Since 23,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,496, 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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