Q: Is 146,556 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,556 is a composite number.

Why is 146,556 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 146,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 36 46 54 59 69 92 108 118 138 177 207 236 276 354 414 531 621 708 828 1,062 1,242 1,357 1,593 2,124 2,484 2,714 3,186 4,071 5,428 6,372 8,142 12,213 16,284 24,426 36,639 48,852 73,278 and 146,556, with no remainder.

Since 146,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,556, 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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