Q: Is 123,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,888 is a composite number.

Why is 123,888 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 123,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 48 58 87 89 116 174 178 232 267 348 356 464 534 696 712 1,068 1,392 1,424 2,136 2,581 4,272 5,162 7,743 10,324 15,486 20,648 30,972 41,296 61,944 and 123,888, with no remainder.

Since 123,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,888, 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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