Q: Is 124,278 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,278 is a composite number.

Why is 124,278 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 124,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 269 462 538 807 1,614 1,883 2,959 3,766 5,649 5,918 8,877 11,298 17,754 20,713 41,426 62,139 and 124,278, with no remainder.

Since 124,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,278, 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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