Q: Is 109,557 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 109,557 is a composite number.

Why is 109,557 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 109,557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 37 47 63 111 141 259 329 333 423 777 987 1,739 2,331 2,961 5,217 12,173 15,651 36,519 and 109,557, with no remainder.

Since 109,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 109,557, 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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