Q: Is 53,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,508 is a composite number.

Why is 53,508 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 53,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 156 182 196 273 294 343 364 546 588 637 686 1,029 1,092 1,274 1,372 1,911 2,058 2,548 3,822 4,116 4,459 7,644 8,918 13,377 17,836 26,754 and 53,508, with no remainder.

Since 53,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,508, 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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