Q: Is 52,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 52,140 is a composite number.

Why is 52,140 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 52,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 79 110 132 158 165 220 237 316 330 395 474 660 790 869 948 1,185 1,580 1,738 2,370 2,607 3,476 4,345 4,740 5,214 8,690 10,428 13,035 17,380 26,070 and 52,140, with no remainder.

Since 52,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,140, 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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