Q: Is 118,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,740 is a composite number.

Why is 118,740 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 118,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 9,895 11,874 19,790 23,748 29,685 39,580 59,370 and 118,740, with no remainder.

Since 118,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,740, 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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