Q: Is 124,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,236 is a composite number.

Why is 124,236 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 124,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 28 29 34 36 42 51 58 63 68 84 87 102 116 119 126 153 174 203 204 238 252 261 306 348 357 406 476 493 522 609 612 714 812 986 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,428 1,479 1,827 1,972 2,142 2,436 2,958 3,451 3,654 4,284 4,437 5,916 6,902 7,308 8,874 10,353 13,804 17,748 20,706 31,059 41,412 62,118 and 124,236, with no remainder.

Since 124,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,236, 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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