Q: Is 33,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 33,540 is a composite number.

Why is 33,540 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 33,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 43 52 60 65 78 86 129 130 156 172 195 215 258 260 390 430 516 559 645 780 860 1,118 1,290 1,677 2,236 2,580 2,795 3,354 5,590 6,708 8,385 11,180 16,770 and 33,540, with no remainder.

Since 33,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,540, 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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