Q: Is 104,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 104,538 is a composite number.

Why is 104,538 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 104,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 131 133 262 266 393 399 786 798 917 1,834 2,489 2,751 4,978 5,502 7,467 14,934 17,423 34,846 52,269 and 104,538, with no remainder.

Since 104,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,538, 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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