Q: Is 36,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,936 is a composite number.

Why is 36,936 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 36,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 72 76 81 108 114 152 162 171 216 228 243 324 342 456 486 513 648 684 972 1,026 1,368 1,539 1,944 2,052 3,078 4,104 4,617 6,156 9,234 12,312 18,468 and 36,936, with no remainder.

Since 36,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,936, 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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