Q: Is 82,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 82,740 is a composite number.

Why is 82,740 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 82,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 197 210 394 420 591 788 985 1,182 1,379 1,970 2,364 2,758 2,955 3,940 4,137 5,516 5,910 6,895 8,274 11,820 13,790 16,548 20,685 27,580 41,370 and 82,740, with no remainder.

Since 82,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82,740, 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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