Q: Is 118,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,720 is a composite number.

Why is 118,720 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 118,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 53 56 64 70 80 106 112 140 160 212 224 265 280 320 371 424 448 530 560 742 848 1,060 1,120 1,484 1,696 1,855 2,120 2,240 2,968 3,392 3,710 4,240 5,936 7,420 8,480 11,872 14,840 16,960 23,744 29,680 59,360 and 118,720, with no remainder.

Since 118,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,720, 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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