Q: Is 147,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,504 is a composite number.

Why is 147,504 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 147,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 439 878 1,317 1,756 2,634 3,073 3,512 5,268 6,146 7,024 9,219 10,536 12,292 18,438 21,072 24,584 36,876 49,168 73,752 and 147,504, with no remainder.

Since 147,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,504, 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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