Q: Is 197,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,820 is a composite number.

Why is 197,820 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 197,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 157 180 210 252 314 315 420 471 628 630 785 942 1,099 1,260 1,413 1,570 1,884 2,198 2,355 2,826 3,140 3,297 4,396 4,710 5,495 5,652 6,594 7,065 9,420 9,891 10,990 13,188 14,130 16,485 19,782 21,980 28,260 32,970 39,564 49,455 65,940 98,910 and 197,820, with no remainder.

Since 197,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,820, 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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