Q: Is 137,904 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,904 is a composite number.

Why is 137,904 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 137,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 34 39 48 51 52 68 78 102 104 136 156 169 204 208 221 272 312 338 408 442 507 624 663 676 816 884 1,014 1,326 1,352 1,768 2,028 2,652 2,704 2,873 3,536 4,056 5,304 5,746 8,112 8,619 10,608 11,492 17,238 22,984 34,476 45,968 68,952 and 137,904, with no remainder.

Since 137,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,904, 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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