Q: Is 123,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,624 is a composite number.

Why is 123,624 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 123,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 101 102 136 153 202 204 303 306 404 408 606 612 808 909 1,212 1,224 1,717 1,818 2,424 3,434 3,636 5,151 6,868 7,272 10,302 13,736 15,453 20,604 30,906 41,208 61,812 and 123,624, with no remainder.

Since 123,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,624, 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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