Q: Is 31,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,968 is a composite number.

Why is 31,968 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 31,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 37 48 54 72 74 96 108 111 144 148 216 222 288 296 333 432 444 592 666 864 888 999 1,184 1,332 1,776 1,998 2,664 3,552 3,996 5,328 7,992 10,656 15,984 and 31,968, with no remainder.

Since 31,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,968, 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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