Q: Is 131,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,648 is a composite number.

Why is 131,648 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 131,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 64 68 88 121 136 176 187 242 272 352 374 484 544 704 748 968 1,088 1,496 1,936 2,057 2,992 3,872 4,114 5,984 7,744 8,228 11,968 16,456 32,912 65,824 and 131,648, with no remainder.

Since 131,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,648, 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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