Q: Is 126,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,816 is a composite number.

Why is 126,816 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 126,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,321 2,642 3,963 5,284 7,926 10,568 15,852 21,136 31,704 42,272 63,408 and 126,816, with no remainder.

Since 126,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,816, 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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