Q: Is 45,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 45,840 is a composite number.

Why is 45,840 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 45,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 191 240 382 573 764 955 1,146 1,528 1,910 2,292 2,865 3,056 3,820 4,584 5,730 7,640 9,168 11,460 15,280 22,920 and 45,840, with no remainder.

Since 45,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,840, 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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