Q: Is 57,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,996 is a composite number.

Why is 57,996 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 57,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 179 324 358 537 716 1,074 1,611 2,148 3,222 4,833 6,444 9,666 14,499 19,332 28,998 and 57,996, with no remainder.

Since 57,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,996, 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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