Q: Is 118,638 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,638 is a composite number.

Why is 118,638 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 118,638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 169 234 338 351 507 702 1,014 1,521 2,197 3,042 4,394 4,563 6,591 9,126 13,182 19,773 39,546 59,319 and 118,638, with no remainder.

Since 118,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,638, 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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