Q: Is 53,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,040 is a composite number.

Why is 53,040 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 53,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 24 26 30 34 39 40 48 51 52 60 65 68 78 80 85 102 104 120 130 136 156 170 195 204 208 221 240 255 260 272 312 340 390 408 442 510 520 624 663 680 780 816 884 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,326 1,360 1,560 1,768 2,040 2,210 2,652 3,120 3,315 3,536 4,080 4,420 5,304 6,630 8,840 10,608 13,260 17,680 26,520 and 53,040, with no remainder.

Since 53,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,040, 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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