Q: Is 147,204 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,204 is a composite number.

Why is 147,204 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 147,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 47 54 58 87 94 108 116 141 174 188 261 282 348 423 522 564 783 846 1,044 1,269 1,363 1,566 1,692 2,538 2,726 3,132 4,089 5,076 5,452 8,178 12,267 16,356 24,534 36,801 49,068 73,602 and 147,204, with no remainder.

Since 147,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,204, 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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