Q: Is 52,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,920 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 52,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 49 54 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 98 105 108 120 126 135 140 147 168 180 189 196 210 216 245 252 270 280 294 315 360 378 392 420 441 490 504 540 588 630 735 756 840 882 945 980 1,080 1,176 1,260 1,323 1,470 1,512 1,764 1,890 1,960 2,205 2,520 2,646 2,940 3,528 3,780 4,410 5,292 5,880 6,615 7,560 8,820 10,584 13,230 17,640 26,460 and 52,920, with no remainder.

Since 52,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,920, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).