Q: Is 196,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 196,420 is a composite number.

Why is 196,420 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 196,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 61 70 92 115 122 140 161 230 244 305 322 427 460 610 644 805 854 1,220 1,403 1,610 1,708 2,135 2,806 3,220 4,270 5,612 7,015 8,540 9,821 14,030 19,642 28,060 39,284 49,105 98,210 and 196,420, with no remainder.

Since 196,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,420, 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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