Q: Is 139,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,248 is a composite number.

Why is 139,248 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 139,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 967 1,934 2,901 3,868 5,802 7,736 8,703 11,604 15,472 17,406 23,208 34,812 46,416 69,624 and 139,248, with no remainder.

Since 139,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,248, 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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