Q: Is 116,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 116,844 is a composite number.

Why is 116,844 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 116,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 107 156 182 214 273 321 364 428 546 642 749 1,092 1,284 1,391 1,498 2,247 2,782 2,996 4,173 4,494 5,564 8,346 8,988 9,737 16,692 19,474 29,211 38,948 58,422 and 116,844, with no remainder.

Since 116,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,844, 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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