Q: Is 139,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,728 is a composite number.

Why is 139,728 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 139,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 71 82 123 142 164 213 246 284 328 426 492 568 656 852 984 1,136 1,704 1,968 2,911 3,408 5,822 8,733 11,644 17,466 23,288 34,932 46,576 69,864 and 139,728, with no remainder.

Since 139,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,728, 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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