Q: Is 56,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,960 is a composite number.

Why is 56,960 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 56,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 89 128 160 178 320 356 445 640 712 890 1,424 1,780 2,848 3,560 5,696 7,120 11,392 14,240 28,480 and 56,960, with no remainder.

Since 56,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,960, 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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