Q: Is 149,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 149,952 is a composite number.

Why is 149,952 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 149,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 71 88 96 132 142 176 192 213 264 284 352 426 528 568 704 781 852 1,056 1,136 1,562 1,704 2,112 2,272 2,343 3,124 3,408 4,544 4,686 6,248 6,816 9,372 12,496 13,632 18,744 24,992 37,488 49,984 74,976 and 149,952, with no remainder.

Since 149,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,952, 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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