Q: Is 123,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,872 is a composite number.

Why is 123,872 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 123,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 79 98 112 158 196 224 316 392 553 632 784 1,106 1,264 1,568 2,212 2,528 3,871 4,424 7,742 8,848 15,484 17,696 30,968 61,936 and 123,872, with no remainder.

Since 123,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,872, 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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