Q: Is 148,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 148,608 is a composite number.

Why is 148,608 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 148,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 43 48 54 64 72 86 96 108 128 129 144 172 192 216 258 288 344 384 387 432 516 576 688 774 864 1,032 1,152 1,161 1,376 1,548 1,728 2,064 2,322 2,752 3,096 3,456 4,128 4,644 5,504 6,192 8,256 9,288 12,384 16,512 18,576 24,768 37,152 49,536 74,304 and 148,608, with no remainder.

Since 148,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,608, 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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