Q: Is 38,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 38,976 is a composite number.

Why is 38,976 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 38,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 32 42 48 56 58 64 84 87 96 112 116 168 174 192 203 224 232 336 348 406 448 464 609 672 696 812 928 1,218 1,344 1,392 1,624 1,856 2,436 2,784 3,248 4,872 5,568 6,496 9,744 12,992 19,488 and 38,976, with no remainder.

Since 38,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,976, 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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