Q: Is 138,768 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,768 is a composite number.

Why is 138,768 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 138,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 59 84 98 112 118 147 168 177 196 236 294 336 354 392 413 472 588 708 784 826 944 1,176 1,239 1,416 1,652 2,352 2,478 2,832 2,891 3,304 4,956 5,782 6,608 8,673 9,912 11,564 17,346 19,824 23,128 34,692 46,256 69,384 and 138,768, with no remainder.

Since 138,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,768, 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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