Q: Is 287,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 287,120 is a composite number.

Why is 287,120 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 287,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 37 40 74 80 97 148 185 194 296 370 388 485 592 740 776 970 1,480 1,552 1,940 2,960 3,589 3,880 7,178 7,760 14,356 17,945 28,712 35,890 57,424 71,780 143,560 and 287,120, with no remainder.

Since 287,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 287,120, 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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