Q: Is 116,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 116,856 is a composite number.

Why is 116,856 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 116,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 541 1,082 1,623 2,164 3,246 4,328 4,869 6,492 9,738 12,984 14,607 19,476 29,214 38,952 58,428 and 116,856, with no remainder.

Since 116,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,856, 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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