Q: Is 56,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,520 is a composite number.

Why is 56,520 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 56,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 157 180 314 360 471 628 785 942 1,256 1,413 1,570 1,884 2,355 2,826 3,140 3,768 4,710 5,652 6,280 7,065 9,420 11,304 14,130 18,840 28,260 and 56,520, with no remainder.

Since 56,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,520, 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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