Q: Is 124,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,872 is a composite number.

Why is 124,872 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 124,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 43 44 66 86 88 121 129 132 172 242 258 264 344 363 473 484 516 726 946 968 1,032 1,419 1,452 1,892 2,838 2,904 3,784 5,203 5,676 10,406 11,352 15,609 20,812 31,218 41,624 62,436 and 124,872, with no remainder.

Since 124,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,872, 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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