Q: Is 197,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,040 is a composite number.

Why is 197,040 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 197,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 821 1,642 2,463 3,284 4,105 4,926 6,568 8,210 9,852 12,315 13,136 16,420 19,704 24,630 32,840 39,408 49,260 65,680 98,520 and 197,040, with no remainder.

Since 197,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,040, 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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