Q: Is 56,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,340 is a composite number.

Why is 56,340 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 56,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 313 626 939 1,252 1,565 1,878 2,817 3,130 3,756 4,695 5,634 6,260 9,390 11,268 14,085 18,780 28,170 and 56,340, with no remainder.

Since 56,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,340, 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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