Q: Is 147,798 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,798 is a composite number.

Why is 147,798 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 147,798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 23 27 34 42 46 51 54 63 69 102 119 126 138 153 161 189 207 238 306 322 357 378 391 414 459 483 621 714 782 918 966 1,071 1,173 1,242 1,449 2,142 2,346 2,737 2,898 3,213 3,519 4,347 5,474 6,426 7,038 8,211 8,694 10,557 16,422 21,114 24,633 49,266 73,899 and 147,798, with no remainder.

Since 147,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,798, 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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