Q: Is 123,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,858 is a composite number.

Why is 123,858 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 123,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 983 1,966 2,949 5,898 6,881 8,847 13,762 17,694 20,643 41,286 61,929 and 123,858, with no remainder.

Since 123,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,858, 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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