Q: Is 131,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,824 is a composite number.

Why is 131,824 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 131,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 107 112 154 176 214 308 428 616 749 856 1,177 1,232 1,498 1,712 2,354 2,996 4,708 5,992 8,239 9,416 11,984 16,478 18,832 32,956 65,912 and 131,824, with no remainder.

Since 131,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,824, 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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