Q: Is 126,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,728 is a composite number.

Why is 126,728 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 126,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 56 62 73 124 146 217 248 292 434 511 584 868 1,022 1,736 2,044 2,263 4,088 4,526 9,052 15,841 18,104 31,682 63,364 and 126,728, with no remainder.

Since 126,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,728, 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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