Q: Is 126,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,240 is a composite number.

Why is 126,240 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 126,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 263 480 526 789 1,052 1,315 1,578 2,104 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,208 5,260 6,312 7,890 8,416 10,520 12,624 15,780 21,040 25,248 31,560 42,080 63,120 and 126,240, with no remainder.

Since 126,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,240, 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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