Q: Is 6,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,864 is a composite number.

Why is 6,864 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 6,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 39 44 48 52 66 78 88 104 132 143 156 176 208 264 286 312 429 528 572 624 858 1,144 1,716 2,288 3,432 and 6,864, with no remainder.

Since 6,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,864, 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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