Q: Is 149,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 149,968 is a composite number.

Why is 149,968 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 149,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 52 56 91 103 104 112 182 206 208 364 412 721 728 824 1,339 1,442 1,456 1,648 2,678 2,884 5,356 5,768 9,373 10,712 11,536 18,746 21,424 37,492 74,984 and 149,968, with no remainder.

Since 149,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,968, 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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