Q: Is 11,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 11,880 is a composite number.

Why is 11,880 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 11,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 54 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 108 110 120 132 135 165 180 198 216 220 264 270 297 330 360 396 440 495 540 594 660 792 990 1,080 1,188 1,320 1,485 1,980 2,376 2,970 3,960 5,940 and 11,880, with no remainder.

Since 11,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,880, 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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