Q: Is 38,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 38,940 is a composite number.

Why is 38,940 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 38,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 59 60 66 110 118 132 165 177 220 236 295 330 354 590 649 660 708 885 1,180 1,298 1,770 1,947 2,596 3,245 3,540 3,894 6,490 7,788 9,735 12,980 19,470 and 38,940, with no remainder.

Since 38,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,940, 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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