Q: Is 127,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 127,840 is a composite number.

Why is 127,840 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 127,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 47 68 80 85 94 136 160 170 188 235 272 340 376 470 544 680 752 799 940 1,360 1,504 1,598 1,880 2,720 3,196 3,760 3,995 6,392 7,520 7,990 12,784 15,980 25,568 31,960 63,920 and 127,840, with no remainder.

Since 127,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,840, 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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