Q: Is 105,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 105,462 is a composite number.

Why is 105,462 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 105,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 31 42 54 62 63 81 93 126 162 186 189 217 243 279 378 434 486 558 567 651 837 1,134 1,302 1,674 1,701 1,953 2,511 3,402 3,906 5,022 5,859 7,533 11,718 15,066 17,577 35,154 52,731 and 105,462, with no remainder.

Since 105,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 105,462, 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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