Q: Is 131,274 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,274 is a composite number.

Why is 131,274 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 131,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 17 18 22 26 27 33 34 39 51 54 66 78 99 102 117 143 153 187 198 221 234 286 297 306 351 374 429 442 459 561 594 663 702 858 918 1,122 1,287 1,326 1,683 1,989 2,431 2,574 3,366 3,861 3,978 4,862 5,049 5,967 7,293 7,722 10,098 11,934 14,586 21,879 43,758 65,637 and 131,274, with no remainder.

Since 131,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,274, 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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