Q: Is 147,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,048 is a composite number.

Why is 147,048 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 147,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 557 1,114 1,671 2,228 3,342 4,456 6,127 6,684 12,254 13,368 18,381 24,508 36,762 49,016 73,524 and 147,048, with no remainder.

Since 147,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,048, 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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