Q: Is 146,268 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,268 is a composite number.

Why is 146,268 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 146,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 239 306 478 612 717 956 1,434 2,151 2,868 4,063 4,302 8,126 8,604 12,189 16,252 24,378 36,567 48,756 73,134 and 146,268, with no remainder.

Since 146,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,268, 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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