Q: Is 117,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,900 is a composite number.

Why is 117,900 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 117,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 131 150 180 225 262 300 393 450 524 655 786 900 1,179 1,310 1,572 1,965 2,358 2,620 3,275 3,930 4,716 5,895 6,550 7,860 9,825 11,790 13,100 19,650 23,580 29,475 39,300 58,950 and 117,900, with no remainder.

Since 117,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,900, 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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