Q: Is 126,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,280 is a composite number.

Why is 126,280 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 126,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 41 44 55 56 70 77 82 88 110 140 154 164 205 220 280 287 308 328 385 410 440 451 574 616 770 820 902 1,148 1,435 1,540 1,640 1,804 2,255 2,296 2,870 3,080 3,157 3,608 4,510 5,740 6,314 9,020 11,480 12,628 15,785 18,040 25,256 31,570 63,140 and 126,280, with no remainder.

Since 126,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,280, 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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