Q: Is 175,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 175,980 is a composite number.

Why is 175,980 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 175,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 419 420 838 1,257 1,676 2,095 2,514 2,933 4,190 5,028 5,866 6,285 8,380 8,799 11,732 12,570 14,665 17,598 25,140 29,330 35,196 43,995 58,660 87,990 and 175,980, with no remainder.

Since 175,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,980, 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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