Q: Is 100,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,240 is a composite number.

Why is 100,240 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 100,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 179 280 358 560 716 895 1,253 1,432 1,790 2,506 2,864 3,580 5,012 6,265 7,160 10,024 12,530 14,320 20,048 25,060 50,120 and 100,240, with no remainder.

Since 100,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,240, 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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