Q: Is 57,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,720 is a composite number.

Why is 57,720 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 57,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 37 39 40 52 60 65 74 78 104 111 120 130 148 156 185 195 222 260 296 312 370 390 444 481 520 555 740 780 888 962 1,110 1,443 1,480 1,560 1,924 2,220 2,405 2,886 3,848 4,440 4,810 5,772 7,215 9,620 11,544 14,430 19,240 28,860 and 57,720, with no remainder.

Since 57,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,720, 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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