Q: Is 114,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 114,996 is a composite number.

Why is 114,996 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 114,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 37 42 74 84 111 148 222 259 444 518 777 1,036 1,369 1,554 2,738 3,108 4,107 5,476 8,214 9,583 16,428 19,166 28,749 38,332 57,498 and 114,996, with no remainder.

Since 114,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 114,996, 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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