Q: Is 114,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 114,972 is a composite number.

Why is 114,972 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 114,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 39 44 52 66 67 78 132 134 143 156 201 268 286 402 429 572 737 804 858 871 1,474 1,716 1,742 2,211 2,613 2,948 3,484 4,422 5,226 8,844 9,581 10,452 19,162 28,743 38,324 57,486 and 114,972, with no remainder.

Since 114,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 114,972, 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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