Q: Is 127,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 127,960 is a composite number.

Why is 127,960 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 127,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 457 914 1,828 2,285 3,199 3,656 4,570 6,398 9,140 12,796 15,995 18,280 25,592 31,990 63,980 and 127,960, with no remainder.

Since 127,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,960, 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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