Q: Is 124,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 124,260 is a composite number.

Why is 124,260 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 124,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 109 114 190 218 228 285 327 380 436 545 570 654 1,090 1,140 1,308 1,635 2,071 2,180 3,270 4,142 6,213 6,540 8,284 10,355 12,426 20,710 24,852 31,065 41,420 62,130 and 124,260, with no remainder.

Since 124,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,260, 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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