Q: Is 197,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,960 is a composite number.

Why is 197,960 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 197,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 101 140 196 202 245 280 392 404 490 505 707 808 980 1,010 1,414 1,960 2,020 2,828 3,535 4,040 4,949 5,656 7,070 9,898 14,140 19,796 24,745 28,280 39,592 49,490 98,980 and 197,960, with no remainder.

Since 197,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,960, 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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