Q: Is 57,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,536 is a composite number.

Why is 57,536 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 57,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 31 32 58 62 64 116 124 232 248 464 496 899 928 992 1,798 1,856 1,984 3,596 7,192 14,384 28,768 and 57,536, with no remainder.

Since 57,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,536, 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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