Q: Is 117,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,840 is a composite number.

Why is 117,840 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 117,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 491 982 1,473 1,964 2,455 2,946 3,928 4,910 5,892 7,365 7,856 9,820 11,784 14,730 19,640 23,568 29,460 39,280 58,920 and 117,840, with no remainder.

Since 117,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,840, 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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