Q: Is 138,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,744 is a composite number.

Why is 138,744 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 138,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 41 47 72 82 94 123 141 164 188 246 282 328 369 376 423 492 564 738 846 984 1,128 1,476 1,692 1,927 2,952 3,384 3,854 5,781 7,708 11,562 15,416 17,343 23,124 34,686 46,248 69,372 and 138,744, with no remainder.

Since 138,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,744, 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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