Q: Is 138,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,852 is a composite number.

Why is 138,852 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 138,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 28 29 36 38 42 57 58 63 76 84 87 114 116 126 133 171 174 203 228 252 261 266 342 348 399 406 522 532 551 609 684 798 812 1,044 1,102 1,197 1,218 1,596 1,653 1,827 2,204 2,394 2,436 3,306 3,654 3,857 4,788 4,959 6,612 7,308 7,714 9,918 11,571 15,428 19,836 23,142 34,713 46,284 69,426 and 138,852, with no remainder.

Since 138,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,852, 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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