Q: Is 16,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,320 is a composite number.

Why is 16,320 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 16,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 64 68 80 85 96 102 120 136 160 170 192 204 240 255 272 320 340 408 480 510 544 680 816 960 1,020 1,088 1,360 1,632 2,040 2,720 3,264 4,080 5,440 8,160 and 16,320, with no remainder.

Since 16,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,320, 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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