Q: Is 124,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,488 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 124,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 19 21 24 26 28 36 38 39 42 52 56 57 63 72 76 78 84 91 104 114 117 126 133 152 156 168 171 182 228 234 247 252 266 273 312 342 364 399 456 468 494 504 532 546 684 728 741 798 819 936 988 1,064 1,092 1,197 1,368 1,482 1,596 1,638 1,729 1,976 2,184 2,223 2,394 2,964 3,192 3,276 3,458 4,446 4,788 5,187 5,928 6,552 6,916 8,892 9,576 10,374 13,832 15,561 17,784 20,748 31,122 41,496 62,244 and 124,488, with no remainder.

Since 124,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,488, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).