Q: Is 12,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,320 is a composite number.

Why is 12,320 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 12,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 80 88 110 112 140 154 160 176 220 224 280 308 352 385 440 560 616 770 880 1,120 1,232 1,540 1,760 2,464 3,080 6,160 and 12,320, with no remainder.

Since 12,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,320, 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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