Q: Is 51,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 51,720 is a composite number.

Why is 51,720 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 51,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 431 862 1,293 1,724 2,155 2,586 3,448 4,310 5,172 6,465 8,620 10,344 12,930 17,240 25,860 and 51,720, with no remainder.

Since 51,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,720, 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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