Q: Is 147,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,888 is a composite number.

Why is 147,888 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 147,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 79 104 117 144 156 158 208 234 237 312 316 468 474 624 632 711 936 948 1,027 1,264 1,422 1,872 1,896 2,054 2,844 3,081 3,792 4,108 5,688 6,162 8,216 9,243 11,376 12,324 16,432 18,486 24,648 36,972 49,296 73,944 and 147,888, with no remainder.

Since 147,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,888, 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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