Q: Is 51,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 51,520 is a composite number.

Why is 51,520 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 51,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 23 28 32 35 40 46 56 64 70 80 92 112 115 140 160 161 184 224 230 280 320 322 368 448 460 560 644 736 805 920 1,120 1,288 1,472 1,610 1,840 2,240 2,576 3,220 3,680 5,152 6,440 7,360 10,304 12,880 25,760 and 51,520, with no remainder.

Since 51,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,520, 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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