Q: Is 131,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,440 is a composite number.

Why is 131,440 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 131,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 40 53 62 80 106 124 155 212 248 265 310 424 496 530 620 848 1,060 1,240 1,643 2,120 2,480 3,286 4,240 6,572 8,215 13,144 16,430 26,288 32,860 65,720 and 131,440, with no remainder.

Since 131,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,440, 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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