Q: Is 59,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,040 is a composite number.

Why is 59,040 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 59,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 60 72 80 82 90 96 120 123 144 160 164 180 205 240 246 288 328 360 369 410 480 492 615 656 720 738 820 984 1,230 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,845 1,968 2,460 2,952 3,280 3,690 3,936 4,920 5,904 6,560 7,380 9,840 11,808 14,760 19,680 29,520 and 59,040, with no remainder.

Since 59,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,040, 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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