Q: Is 97,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 97,740 is a composite number.

Why is 97,740 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 97,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 181 270 362 540 543 724 905 1,086 1,629 1,810 2,172 2,715 3,258 3,620 4,887 5,430 6,516 8,145 9,774 10,860 16,290 19,548 24,435 32,580 48,870 and 97,740, with no remainder.

Since 97,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,740, 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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