Q: Is 117,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,420 is a composite number.

Why is 117,420 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 117,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 103 114 190 206 228 285 309 380 412 515 570 618 1,030 1,140 1,236 1,545 1,957 2,060 3,090 3,914 5,871 6,180 7,828 9,785 11,742 19,570 23,484 29,355 39,140 58,710 and 117,420, with no remainder.

Since 117,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,420, 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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