Q: Is 124,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,992 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 124,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 31 32 36 42 48 56 62 63 64 72 84 93 96 112 124 126 144 168 186 192 217 224 248 252 279 288 336 372 434 448 496 504 558 576 651 672 744 868 992 1,008 1,116 1,302 1,344 1,488 1,736 1,953 1,984 2,016 2,232 2,604 2,976 3,472 3,906 4,032 4,464 5,208 5,952 6,944 7,812 8,928 10,416 13,888 15,624 17,856 20,832 31,248 41,664 62,496 and 124,992, with no remainder.

Since 124,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,992, 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).