Q: Is 137,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,240 is a composite number.

Why is 137,240 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 137,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 47 73 94 146 188 235 292 365 376 470 584 730 940 1,460 1,880 2,920 3,431 6,862 13,724 17,155 27,448 34,310 68,620 and 137,240, with no remainder.

Since 137,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,240, 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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