Q: Is 138,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,480 is a composite number.

Why is 138,480 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 138,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 577 1,154 1,731 2,308 2,885 3,462 4,616 5,770 6,924 8,655 9,232 11,540 13,848 17,310 23,080 27,696 34,620 46,160 69,240 and 138,480, with no remainder.

Since 138,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,480, 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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