Q: Is 39,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 39,840 is a composite number.

Why is 39,840 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 39,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 83 96 120 160 166 240 249 332 415 480 498 664 830 996 1,245 1,328 1,660 1,992 2,490 2,656 3,320 3,984 4,980 6,640 7,968 9,960 13,280 19,920 and 39,840, with no remainder.

Since 39,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,840, 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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