Q: Is 40,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,896 is a composite number.

Why is 40,896 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 40,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 71 72 96 142 144 192 213 284 288 426 568 576 639 852 1,136 1,278 1,704 2,272 2,556 3,408 4,544 5,112 6,816 10,224 13,632 20,448 and 40,896, with no remainder.

Since 40,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,896, 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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