Q: Is 123,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,744 is a composite number.

Why is 123,744 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 123,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,289 2,578 3,867 5,156 7,734 10,312 15,468 20,624 30,936 41,248 61,872 and 123,744, with no remainder.

Since 123,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,744, 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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