Q: Is 138,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,432 is a composite number.

Why is 138,432 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 138,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 103 112 168 192 206 224 309 336 412 448 618 672 721 824 1,236 1,344 1,442 1,648 2,163 2,472 2,884 3,296 4,326 4,944 5,768 6,592 8,652 9,888 11,536 17,304 19,776 23,072 34,608 46,144 69,216 and 138,432, with no remainder.

Since 138,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,432, 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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