Q: Is 147,378 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,378 is a composite number.

Why is 147,378 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 147,378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 29 33 42 58 66 77 87 121 154 174 203 231 242 319 363 406 462 609 638 726 847 957 1,218 1,694 1,914 2,233 2,541 3,509 4,466 5,082 6,699 7,018 10,527 13,398 21,054 24,563 49,126 73,689 and 147,378, with no remainder.

Since 147,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,378, 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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