Q: Is 147,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,696 is a composite number.

Why is 147,696 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 147,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 181 204 272 362 408 543 724 816 1,086 1,448 2,172 2,896 3,077 4,344 6,154 8,688 9,231 12,308 18,462 24,616 36,924 49,232 73,848 and 147,696, with no remainder.

Since 147,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,696, 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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