Q: Is 28,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 28,840 is a composite number.

Why is 28,840 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 28,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 103 140 206 280 412 515 721 824 1,030 1,442 2,060 2,884 3,605 4,120 5,768 7,210 14,420 and 28,840, with no remainder.

Since 28,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,840, 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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