Q: Is 5,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,760 is a composite number.

Why is 5,760 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 5,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 384 480 576 640 720 960 1,152 1,440 1,920 2,880 and 5,760, with no remainder.

Since 5,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,760, 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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