Q: Is 145,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 145,856 is a composite number.

Why is 145,856 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 145,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 53 64 86 106 172 212 344 424 688 848 1,376 1,696 2,279 2,752 3,392 4,558 9,116 18,232 36,464 72,928 and 145,856, with no remainder.

Since 145,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,856, 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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