Q: Is 117,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,744 is a composite number.

Why is 117,744 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 117,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 176 223 264 446 528 669 892 1,338 1,784 2,453 2,676 3,568 4,906 5,352 7,359 9,812 10,704 14,718 19,624 29,436 39,248 58,872 and 117,744, with no remainder.

Since 117,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,744, 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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