Q: Is 137,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,712 is a composite number.

Why is 137,712 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 137,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 114 151 152 228 302 304 453 456 604 906 912 1,208 1,812 2,416 2,869 3,624 5,738 7,248 8,607 11,476 17,214 22,952 34,428 45,904 68,856 and 137,712, with no remainder.

Since 137,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,712, 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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