Q: Is 23,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,460 is a composite number.

Why is 23,460 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 23,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 23 30 34 46 51 60 68 69 85 92 102 115 138 170 204 230 255 276 340 345 391 460 510 690 782 1,020 1,173 1,380 1,564 1,955 2,346 3,910 4,692 5,865 7,820 11,730 and 23,460, with no remainder.

Since 23,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,460, 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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