Q: Is 40,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,020 is a composite number.

Why is 40,020 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 40,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 29 30 46 58 60 69 87 92 115 116 138 145 174 230 276 290 345 348 435 460 580 667 690 870 1,334 1,380 1,740 2,001 2,668 3,335 4,002 6,670 8,004 10,005 13,340 20,010 and 40,020, with no remainder.

Since 40,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,020, 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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