Q: Is 131,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,820 is a composite number.

Why is 131,820 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 131,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 169 195 260 338 390 507 676 780 845 1,014 1,690 2,028 2,197 2,535 3,380 4,394 5,070 6,591 8,788 10,140 10,985 13,182 21,970 26,364 32,955 43,940 65,910 and 131,820, with no remainder.

Since 131,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,820, 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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