Q: Is 36,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,498 is a composite number.

Why is 36,498 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 36,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 79 154 158 231 237 462 474 553 869 1,106 1,659 1,738 2,607 3,318 5,214 6,083 12,166 18,249 and 36,498, with no remainder.

Since 36,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,498, 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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