Q: Is 53,136 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,136 is a composite number.

Why is 53,136 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 53,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 41 48 54 72 81 82 108 123 144 162 164 216 246 324 328 369 432 492 648 656 738 984 1,107 1,296 1,476 1,968 2,214 2,952 3,321 4,428 5,904 6,642 8,856 13,284 17,712 26,568 and 53,136, with no remainder.

Since 53,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,136, 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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