Q: Is 138,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,816 is a composite number.

Why is 138,816 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 138,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 241 288 482 576 723 964 1,446 1,928 2,169 2,892 3,856 4,338 5,784 7,712 8,676 11,568 15,424 17,352 23,136 34,704 46,272 69,408 and 138,816, with no remainder.

Since 138,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,816, 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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