Q: Is 52,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 52,320 is a composite number.

Why is 52,320 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 52,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 109 120 160 218 240 327 436 480 545 654 872 1,090 1,308 1,635 1,744 2,180 2,616 3,270 3,488 4,360 5,232 6,540 8,720 10,464 13,080 17,440 26,160 and 52,320, with no remainder.

Since 52,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,320, 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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