Q: Is 53,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,820 is a composite number.

Why is 53,820 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 53,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 23 26 30 36 39 45 46 52 60 65 69 78 90 92 115 117 130 138 156 180 195 207 230 234 260 276 299 345 390 414 460 468 585 598 690 780 828 897 1,035 1,170 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,794 2,070 2,340 2,691 2,990 3,588 4,140 4,485 5,382 5,980 8,970 10,764 13,455 17,940 26,910 and 53,820, with no remainder.

Since 53,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,820, 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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