Q: Is 139,986 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,986 is a composite number.

Why is 139,986 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 139,986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 101 126 154 198 202 231 303 462 606 693 707 909 1,111 1,386 1,414 1,818 2,121 2,222 3,333 4,242 6,363 6,666 7,777 9,999 12,726 15,554 19,998 23,331 46,662 69,993 and 139,986, with no remainder.

Since 139,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,986, 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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