Q: Is 119,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 119,840 is a composite number.

Why is 119,840 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 119,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 107 112 140 160 214 224 280 428 535 560 749 856 1,070 1,120 1,498 1,712 2,140 2,996 3,424 3,745 4,280 5,992 7,490 8,560 11,984 14,980 17,120 23,968 29,960 59,920 and 119,840, with no remainder.

Since 119,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,840, 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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