Q: Is 124,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,272 is a composite number.

Why is 124,272 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 124,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 863 1,726 2,589 3,452 5,178 6,904 7,767 10,356 13,808 15,534 20,712 31,068 41,424 62,136 and 124,272, with no remainder.

Since 124,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,272, 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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