Q: Is 146,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,200 is a composite number.

Why is 146,200 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 146,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 43 50 68 85 86 100 136 170 172 200 215 340 344 425 430 680 731 850 860 1,075 1,462 1,700 1,720 2,150 2,924 3,400 3,655 4,300 5,848 7,310 8,600 14,620 18,275 29,240 36,550 73,100 and 146,200, with no remainder.

Since 146,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,200, 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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