Q: Is 117,708 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,708 is a composite number.

Why is 117,708 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 117,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 577 1,154 1,731 2,308 3,462 6,924 9,809 19,618 29,427 39,236 58,854 and 117,708, with no remainder.

Since 117,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,708, 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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