Q: Is 146,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,496 is a composite number.

Why is 146,496 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 146,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 109 112 168 192 218 224 327 336 436 448 654 672 763 872 1,308 1,344 1,526 1,744 2,289 2,616 3,052 3,488 4,578 5,232 6,104 6,976 9,156 10,464 12,208 18,312 20,928 24,416 36,624 48,832 73,248 and 146,496, with no remainder.

Since 146,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,496, 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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