Q: Is 117,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,640 is a composite number.

Why is 117,640 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 117,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 173 340 346 680 692 865 1,384 1,730 2,941 3,460 5,882 6,920 11,764 14,705 23,528 29,410 58,820 and 117,640, with no remainder.

Since 117,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,640, 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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