Q: Is 116,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 116,760 is a composite number.

Why is 116,760 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 116,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 139 140 168 210 278 280 417 420 556 695 834 840 973 1,112 1,390 1,668 1,946 2,085 2,780 2,919 3,336 3,892 4,170 4,865 5,560 5,838 7,784 8,340 9,730 11,676 14,595 16,680 19,460 23,352 29,190 38,920 58,380 and 116,760, with no remainder.

Since 116,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,760, 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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