Q: Is 123,522 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,522 is a composite number.

Why is 123,522 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 123,522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 173 238 346 357 519 714 1,038 1,211 2,422 2,941 3,633 5,882 7,266 8,823 17,646 20,587 41,174 61,761 and 123,522, with no remainder.

Since 123,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,522, 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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