Q: Is 126,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,560 is a composite number.

Why is 126,560 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 126,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 113 140 160 224 226 280 452 560 565 791 904 1,120 1,130 1,582 1,808 2,260 3,164 3,616 3,955 4,520 6,328 7,910 9,040 12,656 15,820 18,080 25,312 31,640 63,280 and 126,560, with no remainder.

Since 126,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,560, 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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