Q: Is 43,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 43,740 is a composite number.

Why is 43,740 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 43,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 243 270 324 405 486 540 729 810 972 1,215 1,458 1,620 2,187 2,430 2,916 3,645 4,374 4,860 7,290 8,748 10,935 14,580 21,870 and 43,740, with no remainder.

Since 43,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,740, 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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