Q: Is 145,782 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 145,782 is a composite number.

Why is 145,782 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 145,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 63 78 89 91 117 126 178 182 234 267 273 534 546 623 801 819 1,157 1,246 1,602 1,638 1,869 2,314 3,471 3,738 5,607 6,942 8,099 10,413 11,214 16,198 20,826 24,297 48,594 72,891 and 145,782, with no remainder.

Since 145,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,782, 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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