Q: Is 38,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 38,896 is a composite number.

Why is 38,896 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 38,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 17 22 26 34 44 52 68 88 104 136 143 176 187 208 221 272 286 374 442 572 748 884 1,144 1,496 1,768 2,288 2,431 2,992 3,536 4,862 9,724 19,448 and 38,896, with no remainder.

Since 38,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,896, 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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