Q: Is 19,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 19,740 is a composite number.

Why is 19,740 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 19,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 47 60 70 84 94 105 140 141 188 210 235 282 329 420 470 564 658 705 940 987 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,974 2,820 3,290 3,948 4,935 6,580 9,870 and 19,740, with no remainder.

Since 19,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,740, 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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