Q: Is 131,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,520 is a composite number.

Why is 131,520 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 131,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 137 160 192 240 274 320 411 480 548 685 822 960 1,096 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,192 2,740 3,288 4,110 4,384 5,480 6,576 8,220 8,768 10,960 13,152 16,440 21,920 26,304 32,880 43,840 65,760 and 131,520, with no remainder.

Since 131,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,520, 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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