Q: Is 129,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 129,996 is a composite number.

Why is 129,996 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 129,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 157 207 276 314 414 471 628 828 942 1,413 1,884 2,826 3,611 5,652 7,222 10,833 14,444 21,666 32,499 43,332 64,998 and 129,996, with no remainder.

Since 129,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,996, 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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