Q: Is 147,882 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,882 is a composite number.

Why is 147,882 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 147,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 503 1,006 1,509 3,018 3,521 7,042 10,563 21,126 24,647 49,294 73,941 and 147,882, with no remainder.

Since 147,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,882, 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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