Q: Is 123,981 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,981 is a composite number.

Why is 123,981 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 123,981 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 17 33 39 51 143 187 221 289 429 561 663 867 2,431 3,179 3,757 7,293 9,537 11,271 41,327 and 123,981, with no remainder.

Since 123,981 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,981, 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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