Q: Is 123,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,240 is a composite number.

Why is 123,240 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 123,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 79 104 120 130 156 158 195 237 260 312 316 390 395 474 520 632 780 790 948 1,027 1,185 1,560 1,580 1,896 2,054 2,370 3,081 3,160 4,108 4,740 5,135 6,162 8,216 9,480 10,270 12,324 15,405 20,540 24,648 30,810 41,080 61,620 and 123,240, with no remainder.

Since 123,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,240, 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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