Q: Is 52,836 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 52,836 is a composite number.

Why is 52,836 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 52,836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 37 42 51 68 74 84 102 111 119 148 204 222 238 259 357 444 476 518 629 714 777 1,036 1,258 1,428 1,554 1,887 2,516 3,108 3,774 4,403 7,548 8,806 13,209 17,612 26,418 and 52,836, with no remainder.

Since 52,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,836, 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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