Q: Is 138,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,780 is a composite number.

Why is 138,780 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 138,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 257 270 514 540 771 1,028 1,285 1,542 2,313 2,570 3,084 3,855 4,626 5,140 6,939 7,710 9,252 11,565 13,878 15,420 23,130 27,756 34,695 46,260 69,390 and 138,780, with no remainder.

Since 138,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,780, 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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