Q: Is 124,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,608 is a composite number.

Why is 124,608 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 124,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 59 64 66 88 96 118 132 176 177 192 236 264 352 354 472 528 649 704 708 944 1,056 1,298 1,416 1,888 1,947 2,112 2,596 2,832 3,776 3,894 5,192 5,664 7,788 10,384 11,328 15,576 20,768 31,152 41,536 62,304 and 124,608, with no remainder.

Since 124,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,608, 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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