Q: Is 115,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 115,542 is a composite number.

Why is 115,542 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 115,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 131 147 262 294 393 441 786 882 917 1,179 1,834 2,358 2,751 5,502 6,419 8,253 12,838 16,506 19,257 38,514 57,771 and 115,542, with no remainder.

Since 115,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,542, 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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