Q: Is 131,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,508 is a composite number.

Why is 131,508 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 131,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 281 468 562 843 1,124 1,686 2,529 3,372 3,653 5,058 7,306 10,116 10,959 14,612 21,918 32,877 43,836 65,754 and 131,508, with no remainder.

Since 131,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,508, 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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