Q: Is 199,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 199,740 is a composite number.

Why is 199,740 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 199,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,329 6,658 9,987 13,316 16,645 19,974 33,290 39,948 49,935 66,580 99,870 and 199,740, with no remainder.

Since 199,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,740, 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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