Q: Is 147,609 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,609 is a composite number.

Why is 147,609 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 147,609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 33 63 71 77 99 189 213 231 297 497 639 693 781 1,491 1,917 2,079 2,343 4,473 5,467 7,029 13,419 16,401 21,087 49,203 and 147,609, with no remainder.

Since 147,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,609, 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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