Q: Is 67,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 67,536 is a composite number.

Why is 67,536 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 67,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 67 72 84 112 126 134 144 168 201 252 268 336 402 469 504 536 603 804 938 1,008 1,072 1,206 1,407 1,608 1,876 2,412 2,814 3,216 3,752 4,221 4,824 5,628 7,504 8,442 9,648 11,256 16,884 22,512 33,768 and 67,536, with no remainder.

Since 67,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 67,536, 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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