Q: Is 52,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,440 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 52,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 23 24 30 38 40 46 57 60 69 76 92 95 114 115 120 138 152 184 190 228 230 276 285 345 380 437 456 460 552 570 690 760 874 920 1,140 1,311 1,380 1,748 2,185 2,280 2,622 2,760 3,496 4,370 5,244 6,555 8,740 10,488 13,110 17,480 26,220 and 52,440, with no remainder.

Since 52,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,440, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).