Q: Is 131,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,868 is a composite number.

Why is 131,868 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 131,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 37 44 54 66 74 81 99 108 111 132 148 162 198 222 297 324 333 396 407 444 594 666 814 891 999 1,188 1,221 1,332 1,628 1,782 1,998 2,442 2,997 3,564 3,663 3,996 4,884 5,994 7,326 10,989 11,988 14,652 21,978 32,967 43,956 65,934 and 131,868, with no remainder.

Since 131,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,868, 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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