Q: Is 147,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,552 is a composite number.

Why is 147,552 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 147,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 53 58 87 96 106 116 159 174 212 232 318 348 424 464 636 696 848 928 1,272 1,392 1,537 1,696 2,544 2,784 3,074 4,611 5,088 6,148 9,222 12,296 18,444 24,592 36,888 49,184 73,776 and 147,552, with no remainder.

Since 147,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,552, 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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