Q: Is 43,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 43,240 is a composite number.

Why is 43,240 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 43,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 47 92 94 115 184 188 230 235 376 460 470 920 940 1,081 1,880 2,162 4,324 5,405 8,648 10,810 21,620 and 43,240, with no remainder.

Since 43,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,240, 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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