Q: Is 101,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 101,760 is a composite number.

Why is 101,760 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 101,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 53 60 64 80 96 106 120 128 159 160 192 212 240 265 318 320 384 424 480 530 636 640 795 848 960 1,060 1,272 1,590 1,696 1,920 2,120 2,544 3,180 3,392 4,240 5,088 6,360 6,784 8,480 10,176 12,720 16,960 20,352 25,440 33,920 50,880 and 101,760, with no remainder.

Since 101,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,760, 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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