Q: Is 117,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,234 is a composite number.

Why is 117,234 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 117,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 167 234 334 351 501 702 1,002 1,503 2,171 3,006 4,342 4,509 6,513 9,018 13,026 19,539 39,078 58,617 and 117,234, with no remainder.

Since 117,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,234, 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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