Q: Is 141,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 141,856 is a composite number.

Why is 141,856 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 141,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 31 32 44 52 62 88 104 124 143 176 208 248 286 341 352 403 416 496 572 682 806 992 1,144 1,364 1,612 2,288 2,728 3,224 4,433 4,576 5,456 6,448 8,866 10,912 12,896 17,732 35,464 70,928 and 141,856, with no remainder.

Since 141,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,856, 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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