Q: Is 117,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,240 is a composite number.

Why is 117,240 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 117,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 977 1,954 2,931 3,908 4,885 5,862 7,816 9,770 11,724 14,655 19,540 23,448 29,310 39,080 58,620 and 117,240, with no remainder.

Since 117,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,240, 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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