Q: Is 147,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,648 is a composite number.

Why is 147,648 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 147,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 769 1,538 2,307 3,076 4,614 6,152 9,228 12,304 18,456 24,608 36,912 49,216 73,824 and 147,648, with no remainder.

Since 147,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,648, 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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