Q: Is 129,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 129,540 is a composite number.

Why is 129,540 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 129,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 127 170 204 254 255 340 381 508 510 635 762 1,020 1,270 1,524 1,905 2,159 2,540 3,810 4,318 6,477 7,620 8,636 10,795 12,954 21,590 25,908 32,385 43,180 64,770 and 129,540, with no remainder.

Since 129,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,540, 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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