Q: Is 123,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,876 is a composite number.

Why is 123,876 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 123,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 31 36 37 54 62 74 93 108 111 124 148 186 222 279 333 372 444 558 666 837 999 1,116 1,147 1,332 1,674 1,998 2,294 3,348 3,441 3,996 4,588 6,882 10,323 13,764 20,646 30,969 41,292 61,938 and 123,876, with no remainder.

Since 123,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,876, 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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