Q: Is 53,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,520 is a composite number.

Why is 53,520 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 53,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 223 240 446 669 892 1,115 1,338 1,784 2,230 2,676 3,345 3,568 4,460 5,352 6,690 8,920 10,704 13,380 17,840 26,760 and 53,520, with no remainder.

Since 53,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,520, 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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