Q: Is 54,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,740 is a composite number.

Why is 54,740 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 54,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 23 28 34 35 46 68 70 85 92 115 119 140 161 170 230 238 322 340 391 460 476 595 644 782 805 1,190 1,564 1,610 1,955 2,380 2,737 3,220 3,910 5,474 7,820 10,948 13,685 27,370 and 54,740, with no remainder.

Since 54,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,740, 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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