Q: Is 53,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,940 is a composite number.

Why is 53,940 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 53,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 31 58 60 62 87 93 116 124 145 155 174 186 290 310 348 372 435 465 580 620 870 899 930 1,740 1,798 1,860 2,697 3,596 4,495 5,394 8,990 10,788 13,485 17,980 26,970 and 53,940, with no remainder.

Since 53,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,940, 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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