Q: Is 9,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,856 is a composite number.

Why is 9,856 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 9,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 64 77 88 112 128 154 176 224 308 352 448 616 704 896 1,232 1,408 2,464 4,928 and 9,856, with no remainder.

Since 9,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,856, 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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