Q: Is 23,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,040 is a composite number.

Why is 23,040 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 23,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 256 288 320 360 384 480 512 576 640 720 768 960 1,152 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,920 2,304 2,560 2,880 3,840 4,608 5,760 7,680 11,520 and 23,040, with no remainder.

Since 23,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,040, 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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