Q: Is 123,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,516 is a composite number.

Why is 123,516 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 123,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 47 73 94 141 146 188 219 282 292 423 438 564 657 846 876 1,314 1,692 2,628 3,431 6,862 10,293 13,724 20,586 30,879 41,172 61,758 and 123,516, with no remainder.

Since 123,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,516, 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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