Q: Is 31,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,824 is a composite number.

Why is 31,824 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 31,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 17 18 24 26 34 36 39 48 51 52 68 72 78 102 104 117 136 144 153 156 204 208 221 234 272 306 312 408 442 468 612 624 663 816 884 936 1,224 1,326 1,768 1,872 1,989 2,448 2,652 3,536 3,978 5,304 7,956 10,608 15,912 and 31,824, with no remainder.

Since 31,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,824, 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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