Q: Is 126,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,420 is a composite number.

Why is 126,420 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 126,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 43 49 60 70 84 86 98 105 129 140 147 172 196 210 215 245 258 294 301 420 430 490 516 588 602 645 735 860 903 980 1,204 1,290 1,470 1,505 1,806 2,107 2,580 2,940 3,010 3,612 4,214 4,515 6,020 6,321 8,428 9,030 10,535 12,642 18,060 21,070 25,284 31,605 42,140 63,210 and 126,420, with no remainder.

Since 126,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,420, 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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