Q: Is 126,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,504 is a composite number.

Why is 126,504 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 126,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 251 252 502 504 753 1,004 1,506 1,757 2,008 2,259 3,012 3,514 4,518 5,271 6,024 7,028 9,036 10,542 14,056 15,813 18,072 21,084 31,626 42,168 63,252 and 126,504, with no remainder.

Since 126,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,504, 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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