Q: Is 54,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 54,000 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 54,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 90 100 108 120 125 135 144 150 180 200 216 225 240 250 270 300 360 375 400 432 450 500 540 600 675 720 750 900 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,200 1,350 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,160 2,250 2,700 3,000 3,375 3,600 4,500 5,400 6,000 6,750 9,000 10,800 13,500 18,000 27,000 and 54,000, with no remainder.

Since 54,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,000, 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).