Q: Is 117,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,792 is a composite number.

Why is 117,792 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 117,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 409 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 3,272 3,681 4,908 6,544 7,362 9,816 13,088 14,724 19,632 29,448 39,264 58,896 and 117,792, with no remainder.

Since 117,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,792, 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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