Q: Is 139,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,496 is a composite number.

Why is 139,496 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 139,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 47 53 56 94 106 188 212 329 371 376 424 658 742 1,316 1,484 2,491 2,632 2,968 4,982 9,964 17,437 19,928 34,874 69,748 and 139,496, with no remainder.

Since 139,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,496, 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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