Q: Is 33,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 33,840 is a composite number.

Why is 33,840 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 33,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 47 48 60 72 80 90 94 120 141 144 180 188 235 240 282 360 376 423 470 564 705 720 752 846 940 1,128 1,410 1,692 1,880 2,115 2,256 2,820 3,384 3,760 4,230 5,640 6,768 8,460 11,280 16,920 and 33,840, with no remainder.

Since 33,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,840, 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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