Q: Is 126,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,288 is a composite number.

Why is 126,288 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 126,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 877 1,754 2,631 3,508 5,262 7,016 7,893 10,524 14,032 15,786 21,048 31,572 42,096 63,144 and 126,288, with no remainder.

Since 126,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,288, 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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