Q: Is 51,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 51,960 is a composite number.

Why is 51,960 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 51,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 433 866 1,299 1,732 2,165 2,598 3,464 4,330 5,196 6,495 8,660 10,392 12,990 17,320 25,980 and 51,960, with no remainder.

Since 51,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,960, 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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