Q: Is 30,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 30,996 is a composite number.

Why is 30,996 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 30,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 41 42 54 63 82 84 108 123 126 164 189 246 252 287 369 378 492 574 738 756 861 1,107 1,148 1,476 1,722 2,214 2,583 3,444 4,428 5,166 7,749 10,332 15,498 and 30,996, with no remainder.

Since 30,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,996, 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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