Q: Is 117,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,920 is a composite number.

Why is 117,920 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 117,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 67 80 88 110 134 160 176 220 268 335 352 440 536 670 737 880 1,072 1,340 1,474 1,760 2,144 2,680 2,948 3,685 5,360 5,896 7,370 10,720 11,792 14,740 23,584 29,480 58,960 and 117,920, with no remainder.

Since 117,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,920, 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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