Q: Is 98,136 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,136 is a composite number.

Why is 98,136 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 98,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 29 36 47 58 72 87 94 116 141 174 188 232 261 282 348 376 423 522 564 696 846 1,044 1,128 1,363 1,692 2,088 2,726 3,384 4,089 5,452 8,178 10,904 12,267 16,356 24,534 32,712 49,068 and 98,136, with no remainder.

Since 98,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,136, 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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