Q: Is 102,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 102,540 is a composite number.

Why is 102,540 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 102,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,709 3,418 5,127 6,836 8,545 10,254 17,090 20,508 25,635 34,180 51,270 and 102,540, with no remainder.

Since 102,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,540, 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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