Q: Is 36,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,480 is a composite number.

Why is 36,480 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 36,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 64 76 80 95 96 114 120 128 152 160 190 192 228 240 285 304 320 380 384 456 480 570 608 640 760 912 960 1,140 1,216 1,520 1,824 1,920 2,280 2,432 3,040 3,648 4,560 6,080 7,296 9,120 12,160 18,240 and 36,480, with no remainder.

Since 36,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,480, 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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