Q: Is 123,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,228 is a composite number.

Why is 123,228 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 123,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 84 108 126 163 189 252 326 378 489 652 756 978 1,141 1,467 1,956 2,282 2,934 3,423 4,401 4,564 5,868 6,846 8,802 10,269 13,692 17,604 20,538 30,807 41,076 61,614 and 123,228, with no remainder.

Since 123,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,228, 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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