Q: Is 131,688 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,688 is a composite number.

Why is 131,688 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 131,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 31 36 59 62 72 93 118 124 177 186 236 248 279 354 372 472 531 558 708 744 1,062 1,116 1,416 1,829 2,124 2,232 3,658 4,248 5,487 7,316 10,974 14,632 16,461 21,948 32,922 43,896 65,844 and 131,688, with no remainder.

Since 131,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,688, 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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