Q: Is 126,882 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,882 is a composite number.

Why is 126,882 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 126,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 53 57 63 106 114 126 133 159 171 266 318 342 371 399 477 742 798 954 1,007 1,113 1,197 2,014 2,226 2,394 3,021 3,339 6,042 6,678 7,049 9,063 14,098 18,126 21,147 42,294 63,441 and 126,882, with no remainder.

Since 126,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,882, 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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