Q: Is 124,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,712 is a composite number.

Why is 124,712 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 124,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 131 136 238 262 476 524 917 952 1,048 1,834 2,227 3,668 4,454 7,336 8,908 15,589 17,816 31,178 62,356 and 124,712, with no remainder.

Since 124,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,712, 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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