Q: Is 61,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 61,236 is a composite number.

Why is 61,236 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 61,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 81 84 108 126 162 189 243 252 324 378 486 567 729 756 972 1,134 1,458 1,701 2,187 2,268 2,916 3,402 4,374 5,103 6,804 8,748 10,206 15,309 20,412 30,618 and 61,236, with no remainder.

Since 61,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,236, 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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