Q: Is 20,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,460 is a composite number.

Why is 20,460 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 20,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 31 33 44 55 60 62 66 93 110 124 132 155 165 186 220 310 330 341 372 465 620 660 682 930 1,023 1,364 1,705 1,860 2,046 3,410 4,092 5,115 6,820 10,230 and 20,460, with no remainder.

Since 20,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,460, 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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