Q: Is 120,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,258 is a composite number.

Why is 120,258 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 120,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 131 153 262 306 393 459 786 918 1,179 2,227 2,358 3,537 4,454 6,681 7,074 13,362 20,043 40,086 60,129 and 120,258, with no remainder.

Since 120,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,258, 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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