Q: Is 123,156 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,156 is a composite number.

Why is 123,156 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 123,156 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 311 396 622 933 1,244 1,866 2,799 3,421 3,732 5,598 6,842 10,263 11,196 13,684 20,526 30,789 41,052 61,578 and 123,156, with no remainder.

Since 123,156 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,156, 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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