Q: Is 117,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,852 is a composite number.

Why is 117,852 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 117,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 61 69 84 92 122 138 161 183 244 276 322 366 427 483 644 732 854 966 1,281 1,403 1,708 1,932 2,562 2,806 4,209 5,124 5,612 8,418 9,821 16,836 19,642 29,463 39,284 58,926 and 117,852, with no remainder.

Since 117,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,852, 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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