Q: Is 131,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,936 is a composite number.

Why is 131,936 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 131,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 31 32 38 56 62 76 112 124 133 152 217 224 248 266 304 434 496 532 589 608 868 992 1,064 1,178 1,736 2,128 2,356 3,472 4,123 4,256 4,712 6,944 8,246 9,424 16,492 18,848 32,984 65,968 and 131,936, with no remainder.

Since 131,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,936, 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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