Q: Is 117,117 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,117 is a composite number.

Why is 117,117 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 117,117 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 63 77 91 99 117 143 169 231 273 429 507 693 819 1,001 1,183 1,287 1,521 1,859 3,003 3,549 5,577 9,009 10,647 13,013 16,731 39,039 and 117,117, with no remainder.

Since 117,117 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,117, 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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