Q: Is 209,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 209,840 is a composite number.

Why is 209,840 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 209,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 43 61 80 86 122 172 215 244 305 344 430 488 610 688 860 976 1,220 1,720 2,440 2,623 3,440 4,880 5,246 10,492 13,115 20,984 26,230 41,968 52,460 104,920 and 209,840, with no remainder.

Since 209,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 209,840, 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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