The Mystery Composite Number
Number Theory
Level
1
I am a composite number. I am more than 108 but less than 132. I am divisible by 12. What number am I?
The answer is 120.
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1 solution
The answer is 120. How? First, you must know that its a composite number . Next, you know that its more than 108, but less than 132. Finally, the number is divisible by 12. The only number in these categories that's less than 132, but more than 108 and the fact that it's divisible by 12 is 120.