Q: Is 50,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 50,880 is a composite number.

Why is 50,880 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 50,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 53 60 64 80 96 106 120 159 160 192 212 240 265 318 320 424 480 530 636 795 848 960 1,060 1,272 1,590 1,696 2,120 2,544 3,180 3,392 4,240 5,088 6,360 8,480 10,176 12,720 16,960 25,440 and 50,880, with no remainder.

Since 50,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,880, 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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