Q: Is 118,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,496 is a composite number.

Why is 118,496 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 118,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 32 46 56 92 112 161 184 224 322 368 529 644 736 1,058 1,288 2,116 2,576 3,703 4,232 5,152 7,406 8,464 14,812 16,928 29,624 59,248 and 118,496, with no remainder.

Since 118,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,496, 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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