Q: Is 118,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,872 is a composite number.

Why is 118,872 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 118,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 127 156 234 254 312 381 468 508 762 936 1,016 1,143 1,524 1,651 2,286 3,048 3,302 4,572 4,953 6,604 9,144 9,906 13,208 14,859 19,812 29,718 39,624 59,436 and 118,872, with no remainder.

Since 118,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,872, 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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