Q: Is 131,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,516 is a composite number.

Why is 131,516 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 131,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 49 61 77 98 122 154 196 244 308 427 539 671 854 1,078 1,342 1,708 2,156 2,684 2,989 4,697 5,978 9,394 11,956 18,788 32,879 65,758 and 131,516, with no remainder.

Since 131,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,516, 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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