Q: Is 138,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,012 is a composite number.

Why is 138,012 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 138,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 31 42 53 62 84 93 106 124 159 186 212 217 318 371 372 434 636 651 742 868 1,113 1,302 1,484 1,643 2,226 2,604 3,286 4,452 4,929 6,572 9,858 11,501 19,716 23,002 34,503 46,004 69,006 and 138,012, with no remainder.

Since 138,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,012, 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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