Q: Is 130,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 130,872 is a composite number.

Why is 130,872 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 130,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 41 42 56 57 76 82 84 114 123 133 152 164 168 228 246 266 287 328 399 456 492 532 574 779 798 861 984 1,064 1,148 1,558 1,596 1,722 2,296 2,337 3,116 3,192 3,444 4,674 5,453 6,232 6,888 9,348 10,906 16,359 18,696 21,812 32,718 43,624 65,436 and 130,872, with no remainder.

Since 130,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 130,872, 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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