Q: Is 147,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,492 is a composite number.

Why is 147,492 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 147,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 241 306 482 612 723 964 1,446 2,169 2,892 4,097 4,338 8,194 8,676 12,291 16,388 24,582 36,873 49,164 73,746 and 147,492, with no remainder.

Since 147,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,492, 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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