Q: Is 40,986 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,986 is a composite number.

Why is 40,986 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 40,986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 23 27 33 46 54 66 69 81 99 138 162 198 207 253 297 414 506 594 621 759 891 1,242 1,518 1,782 1,863 2,277 3,726 4,554 6,831 13,662 20,493 and 40,986, with no remainder.

Since 40,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,986, 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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