Q: Is 146,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,944 is a composite number.

Why is 146,944 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 146,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 41 56 64 82 112 128 164 224 256 287 328 448 512 574 656 896 1,148 1,312 1,792 2,296 2,624 3,584 4,592 5,248 9,184 10,496 18,368 20,992 36,736 73,472 and 146,944, with no remainder.

Since 146,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,944, 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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