Q: Is 126,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,792 is a composite number.

Why is 126,792 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 126,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 587 1,174 1,761 2,348 3,522 4,696 5,283 7,044 10,566 14,088 15,849 21,132 31,698 42,264 63,396 and 126,792, with no remainder.

Since 126,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,792, 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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