Q: Is 118,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,728 is a composite number.

Why is 118,728 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 118,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 97 102 136 153 194 204 291 306 388 408 582 612 776 873 1,164 1,224 1,649 1,746 2,328 3,298 3,492 4,947 6,596 6,984 9,894 13,192 14,841 19,788 29,682 39,576 59,364 and 118,728, with no remainder.

Since 118,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,728, 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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