Q: Is 138,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,672 is a composite number.

Why is 138,672 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 138,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 107 108 144 162 214 216 321 324 428 432 642 648 856 963 1,284 1,296 1,712 1,926 2,568 2,889 3,852 5,136 5,778 7,704 8,667 11,556 15,408 17,334 23,112 34,668 46,224 69,336 and 138,672, with no remainder.

Since 138,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,672, 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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