Q: Is 40,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,800 is a composite number.

Why is 40,800 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 40,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 32 34 40 48 50 51 60 68 75 80 85 96 100 102 120 136 150 160 170 200 204 240 255 272 300 340 400 408 425 480 510 544 600 680 800 816 850 1,020 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,632 1,700 2,040 2,400 2,550 2,720 3,400 4,080 5,100 6,800 8,160 10,200 13,600 20,400 and 40,800, with no remainder.

Since 40,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,800, 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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