Q: Is 20,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,000 is a composite number.

Why is 20,000 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 20,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 4,000 5,000 10,000 and 20,000, with no remainder.

Since 20,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,000, 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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