Q: Is 53,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,460 is a composite number.

Why is 53,460 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 53,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 81 90 99 108 110 132 135 162 165 180 198 220 243 270 297 324 330 396 405 486 495 540 594 660 810 891 972 990 1,188 1,215 1,485 1,620 1,782 1,980 2,430 2,673 2,970 3,564 4,455 4,860 5,346 5,940 8,910 10,692 13,365 17,820 26,730 and 53,460, with no remainder.

Since 53,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,460, 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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