Q: Is 147,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,852 is a composite number.

Why is 147,852 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 147,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 74 108 111 148 222 333 444 666 999 1,332 1,369 1,998 2,738 3,996 4,107 5,476 8,214 12,321 16,428 24,642 36,963 49,284 73,926 and 147,852, with no remainder.

Since 147,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,852, 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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