Q: Is 120,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,540 is a composite number.

Why is 120,540 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 120,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 41 42 49 60 70 82 84 98 105 123 140 147 164 196 205 210 245 246 287 294 410 420 490 492 574 588 615 735 820 861 980 1,148 1,230 1,435 1,470 1,722 2,009 2,460 2,870 2,940 3,444 4,018 4,305 5,740 6,027 8,036 8,610 10,045 12,054 17,220 20,090 24,108 30,135 40,180 60,270 and 120,540, with no remainder.

Since 120,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,540, 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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