Q: Is 124,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,956 is a composite number.

Why is 124,956 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 124,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 89 108 117 156 178 234 267 351 356 468 534 702 801 1,068 1,157 1,404 1,602 2,314 2,403 3,204 3,471 4,628 4,806 6,942 9,612 10,413 13,884 20,826 31,239 41,652 62,478 and 124,956, with no remainder.

Since 124,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,956, 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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