Q: Is 56,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,000 is a composite number.

Why is 56,000 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 56,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 125 140 160 175 200 224 250 280 320 350 400 448 500 560 700 800 875 1,000 1,120 1,400 1,600 1,750 2,000 2,240 2,800 3,500 4,000 5,600 7,000 8,000 11,200 14,000 28,000 and 56,000, with no remainder.

Since 56,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,000, 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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