Q: Is 137,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,040 is a composite number.

Why is 137,040 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 137,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 2,855 3,426 4,568 5,710 6,852 8,565 9,136 11,420 13,704 17,130 22,840 27,408 34,260 45,680 68,520 and 137,040, with no remainder.

Since 137,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,040, 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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