Q: Is 20,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,880 is a composite number.

Why is 20,880 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 20,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 29 30 36 40 45 48 58 60 72 80 87 90 116 120 144 145 174 180 232 240 261 290 348 360 435 464 522 580 696 720 870 1,044 1,160 1,305 1,392 1,740 2,088 2,320 2,610 3,480 4,176 5,220 6,960 10,440 and 20,880, with no remainder.

Since 20,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,880, 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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