Q: Is 137,808 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,808 is a composite number.

Why is 137,808 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 137,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 29 33 36 44 48 54 58 66 72 87 88 99 108 116 132 144 174 176 198 216 232 261 264 297 319 348 396 432 464 522 528 594 638 696 783 792 957 1,044 1,188 1,276 1,392 1,566 1,584 1,914 2,088 2,376 2,552 2,871 3,132 3,828 4,176 4,752 5,104 5,742 6,264 7,656 8,613 11,484 12,528 15,312 17,226 22,968 34,452 45,936 68,904 and 137,808, with no remainder.

Since 137,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,808, 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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