Q: Is 98,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,420 is a composite number.

Why is 98,420 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 98,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 37 38 70 74 76 95 133 140 148 185 190 259 266 370 380 518 532 665 703 740 1,036 1,295 1,330 1,406 2,590 2,660 2,812 3,515 4,921 5,180 7,030 9,842 14,060 19,684 24,605 49,210 and 98,420, with no remainder.

Since 98,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,420, 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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