Q: Is 137,268 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,268 is a composite number.

Why is 137,268 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 137,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 31 36 41 54 62 82 93 108 123 124 164 186 246 279 369 372 492 558 738 837 1,107 1,116 1,271 1,476 1,674 2,214 2,542 3,348 3,813 4,428 5,084 7,626 11,439 15,252 22,878 34,317 45,756 68,634 and 137,268, with no remainder.

Since 137,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,268, 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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