Q: Is 139,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 139,536 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 139,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 19 24 27 34 36 38 48 51 54 57 68 72 76 102 108 114 136 144 152 153 171 204 216 228 272 304 306 323 342 408 432 456 459 513 612 646 684 816 912 918 969 1,026 1,224 1,292 1,368 1,836 1,938 2,052 2,448 2,584 2,736 2,907 3,672 3,876 4,104 5,168 5,814 7,344 7,752 8,208 8,721 11,628 15,504 17,442 23,256 34,884 46,512 69,768 and 139,536, with no remainder.

Since 139,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,536, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).