Q: Is 131,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,424 is a composite number.

Why is 131,424 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 131,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 48 74 96 111 148 222 296 444 592 888 1,184 1,369 1,776 2,738 3,552 4,107 5,476 8,214 10,952 16,428 21,904 32,856 43,808 65,712 and 131,424, with no remainder.

Since 131,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,424, 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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