Q: Is 54,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 54,600 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 54,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 25 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 50 52 56 60 65 70 75 78 84 91 100 104 105 120 130 140 150 156 168 175 182 195 200 210 260 273 280 300 312 325 350 364 390 420 455 520 525 546 600 650 700 728 780 840 910 975 1,050 1,092 1,300 1,365 1,400 1,560 1,820 1,950 2,100 2,184 2,275 2,600 2,730 3,640 3,900 4,200 4,550 5,460 6,825 7,800 9,100 10,920 13,650 18,200 27,300 and 54,600, with no remainder.

Since 54,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,600, 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).