Q: Is 120,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,456 is a composite number.

Why is 120,456 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 120,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 239 252 478 504 717 956 1,434 1,673 1,912 2,151 2,868 3,346 4,302 5,019 5,736 6,692 8,604 10,038 13,384 15,057 17,208 20,076 30,114 40,152 60,228 and 120,456, with no remainder.

Since 120,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,456, 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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