Q: Is 131,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,240 is a composite number.

Why is 131,240 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 131,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 193 340 386 680 772 965 1,544 1,930 3,281 3,860 6,562 7,720 13,124 16,405 26,248 32,810 65,620 and 131,240, with no remainder.

Since 131,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,240, 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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