Q: Is 131,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,616 is a composite number.

Why is 131,616 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 131,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 457 914 1,371 1,828 2,742 3,656 4,113 5,484 7,312 8,226 10,968 14,624 16,452 21,936 32,904 43,872 65,808 and 131,616, with no remainder.

Since 131,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,616, 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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