Q: Is 12,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,740 is a composite number.

Why is 12,740 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 12,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 49 52 65 70 91 98 130 140 182 196 245 260 364 455 490 637 910 980 1,274 1,820 2,548 3,185 6,370 and 12,740, with no remainder.

Since 12,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,740, 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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