Q: Is 128,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 128,856 is a composite number.

Why is 128,856 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 128,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 59 78 84 91 104 118 156 168 177 182 236 273 312 354 364 413 472 546 708 728 767 826 1,092 1,239 1,416 1,534 1,652 2,184 2,301 2,478 3,068 3,304 4,602 4,956 5,369 6,136 9,204 9,912 10,738 16,107 18,408 21,476 32,214 42,952 64,428 and 128,856, with no remainder.

Since 128,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,856, 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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