Q: Is 126,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,852 is a composite number.

Why is 126,852 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 126,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 31 33 44 62 66 93 124 132 186 341 372 682 961 1,023 1,364 1,922 2,046 2,883 3,844 4,092 5,766 10,571 11,532 21,142 31,713 42,284 63,426 and 126,852, with no remainder.

Since 126,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,852, 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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