Q: Is 19,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 19,980 is a composite number.

Why is 19,980 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 19,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 37 45 54 60 74 90 108 111 135 148 180 185 222 270 333 370 444 540 555 666 740 999 1,110 1,332 1,665 1,998 2,220 3,330 3,996 4,995 6,660 9,990 and 19,980, with no remainder.

Since 19,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,980, 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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