Q: Is 131,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,340 is a composite number.

Why is 131,340 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 131,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 199 220 330 398 597 660 796 995 1,194 1,990 2,189 2,388 2,985 3,980 4,378 5,970 6,567 8,756 10,945 11,940 13,134 21,890 26,268 32,835 43,780 65,670 and 131,340, with no remainder.

Since 131,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,340, 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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