Q: Is 31,212 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,212 is a composite number.

Why is 31,212 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 31,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 102 108 153 204 289 306 459 578 612 867 918 1,156 1,734 1,836 2,601 3,468 5,202 7,803 10,404 15,606 and 31,212, with no remainder.

Since 31,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,212, 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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