Q: Is 137,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,844 is a composite number.

Why is 137,844 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 137,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 547 1,094 1,641 2,188 3,282 3,829 4,923 6,564 7,658 9,846 11,487 15,316 19,692 22,974 34,461 45,948 68,922 and 137,844, with no remainder.

Since 137,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,844, 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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