Q: Is 9,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,840 is a composite number.

Why is 9,840 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 9,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 41 48 60 80 82 120 123 164 205 240 246 328 410 492 615 656 820 984 1,230 1,640 1,968 2,460 3,280 4,920 and 9,840, with no remainder.

Since 9,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,840, 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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