Q: Is 131,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,976 is a composite number.

Why is 131,976 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 131,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 47 52 54 72 78 94 104 108 117 141 156 188 216 234 282 312 351 376 423 468 564 611 702 846 936 1,128 1,222 1,269 1,404 1,692 1,833 2,444 2,538 2,808 3,384 3,666 4,888 5,076 5,499 7,332 10,152 10,998 14,664 16,497 21,996 32,994 43,992 65,988 and 131,976, with no remainder.

Since 131,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,976, 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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