Q: Is 51,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 51,984 is a composite number.

Why is 51,984 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 51,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 361 456 684 722 912 1,083 1,368 1,444 2,166 2,736 2,888 3,249 4,332 5,776 6,498 8,664 12,996 17,328 25,992 and 51,984, with no remainder.

Since 51,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,984, 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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