Q: Is 117,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,876 is a composite number.

Why is 117,876 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 117,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 19 22 33 38 44 47 57 66 76 94 114 132 141 188 209 228 282 418 517 564 627 836 893 1,034 1,254 1,551 1,786 2,068 2,508 2,679 3,102 3,572 5,358 6,204 9,823 10,716 19,646 29,469 39,292 58,938 and 117,876, with no remainder.

Since 117,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,876, 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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