Q: Is 131,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,856 is a composite number.

Why is 131,856 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 131,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 67 82 123 134 164 201 246 268 328 402 492 536 656 804 984 1,072 1,608 1,968 2,747 3,216 5,494 8,241 10,988 16,482 21,976 32,964 43,952 65,928 and 131,856, with no remainder.

Since 131,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,856, 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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