Q: Is 31,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,240 is a composite number.

Why is 31,240 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 31,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 71 88 110 142 220 284 355 440 568 710 781 1,420 1,562 2,840 3,124 3,905 6,248 7,810 15,620 and 31,240, with no remainder.

Since 31,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,240, 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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