Q: Is 28,710 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 28,710 is a composite number.

Why is 28,710 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 28,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 29 30 33 45 55 58 66 87 90 99 110 145 165 174 198 261 290 319 330 435 495 522 638 870 957 990 1,305 1,595 1,914 2,610 2,871 3,190 4,785 5,742 9,570 14,355 and 28,710, with no remainder.

Since 28,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,710, 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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