Q: Is 120,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,972 is a composite number.

Why is 120,972 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 120,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 593 1,186 1,779 2,372 3,558 7,116 10,081 20,162 30,243 40,324 60,486 and 120,972, with no remainder.

Since 120,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,972, 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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