Q: Is 137,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,760 is a composite number.

Why is 137,760 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 137,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 41 42 48 56 60 70 80 82 84 96 105 112 120 123 140 160 164 168 205 210 224 240 246 280 287 328 336 410 420 480 492 560 574 615 656 672 820 840 861 984 1,120 1,148 1,230 1,312 1,435 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,968 2,296 2,460 2,870 3,280 3,360 3,444 3,936 4,305 4,592 4,920 5,740 6,560 6,888 8,610 9,184 9,840 11,480 13,776 17,220 19,680 22,960 27,552 34,440 45,920 68,880 and 137,760, with no remainder.

Since 137,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,760, 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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