Q: Is 199,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 199,240 is a composite number.

Why is 199,240 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 199,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 293 340 586 680 1,172 1,465 2,344 2,930 4,981 5,860 9,962 11,720 19,924 24,905 39,848 49,810 99,620 and 199,240, with no remainder.

Since 199,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,240, 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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