Q: Is 5,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,880 is a composite number.

Why is 5,880 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 5,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 840 980 1,176 1,470 1,960 2,940 and 5,880, with no remainder.

Since 5,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,880, 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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