Q: Is 137,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,424 is a composite number.

Why is 137,424 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 137,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 409 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 2,863 3,272 4,908 5,726 6,544 8,589 9,816 11,452 17,178 19,632 22,904 34,356 45,808 68,712 and 137,424, with no remainder.

Since 137,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,424, 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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