Q: Is 109,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 109,998 is a composite number.

Why is 109,998 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 109,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 97 126 162 189 194 291 378 567 582 679 873 1,134 1,358 1,746 2,037 2,619 4,074 5,238 6,111 7,857 12,222 15,714 18,333 36,666 54,999 and 109,998, with no remainder.

Since 109,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 109,998, 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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