Q: Is 131,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,736 is a composite number.

Why is 131,736 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 131,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 499 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 3,992 5,489 5,988 10,978 11,976 16,467 21,956 32,934 43,912 65,868 and 131,736, with no remainder.

Since 131,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,736, 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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