Q: Is 131,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,280 is a composite number.

Why is 131,280 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 131,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 547 1,094 1,641 2,188 2,735 3,282 4,376 5,470 6,564 8,205 8,752 10,940 13,128 16,410 21,880 26,256 32,820 43,760 65,640 and 131,280, with no remainder.

Since 131,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,280, 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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