Q: Is 123,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,456 is a composite number.

Why is 123,456 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 123,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 643 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,858 5,144 7,716 10,288 15,432 20,576 30,864 41,152 61,728 and 123,456, with no remainder.

Since 123,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,456, 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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