Q: Is 148,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 148,512 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 148,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 17 21 24 26 28 32 34 39 42 48 51 52 56 68 78 84 91 96 102 104 112 119 136 156 168 182 204 208 221 224 238 272 273 312 336 357 364 408 416 442 476 544 546 624 663 672 714 728 816 884 952 1,092 1,248 1,326 1,428 1,456 1,547 1,632 1,768 1,904 2,184 2,652 2,856 2,912 3,094 3,536 3,808 4,368 4,641 5,304 5,712 6,188 7,072 8,736 9,282 10,608 11,424 12,376 18,564 21,216 24,752 37,128 49,504 74,256 and 148,512, with no remainder.

Since 148,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,512, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).