Q: Is 100,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,496 is a composite number.

Why is 100,496 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 100,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 571 1,142 2,284 4,568 6,281 9,136 12,562 25,124 50,248 and 100,496, with no remainder.

Since 100,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,496, 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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