Q: Is 56,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,940 is a composite number.

Why is 56,940 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 56,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 73 78 130 146 156 195 219 260 292 365 390 438 730 780 876 949 1,095 1,460 1,898 2,190 2,847 3,796 4,380 4,745 5,694 9,490 11,388 14,235 18,980 28,470 and 56,940, with no remainder.

Since 56,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,940, 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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