Q: Is 40,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,176 is a composite number.

Why is 40,176 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 40,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 36 48 54 62 72 81 93 108 124 144 162 186 216 248 279 324 372 432 496 558 648 744 837 1,116 1,296 1,488 1,674 2,232 2,511 3,348 4,464 5,022 6,696 10,044 13,392 20,088 and 40,176, with no remainder.

Since 40,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,176, 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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