Q: Is 24,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,696 is a composite number.

Why is 24,696 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 24,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 343 392 441 504 588 686 882 1,029 1,176 1,372 1,764 2,058 2,744 3,087 3,528 4,116 6,174 8,232 12,348 and 24,696, with no remainder.

Since 24,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,696, 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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