Q: Is 120,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,870 is a composite number.

Why is 120,870 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 120,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 79 85 90 102 153 158 170 237 255 306 395 474 510 711 765 790 1,185 1,343 1,422 1,530 2,370 2,686 3,555 4,029 6,715 7,110 8,058 12,087 13,430 20,145 24,174 40,290 60,435 and 120,870, with no remainder.

Since 120,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,870, 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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