Q: Is 54,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,240 is a composite number.

Why is 54,240 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 54,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 113 120 160 226 240 339 452 480 565 678 904 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,808 2,260 2,712 3,390 3,616 4,520 5,424 6,780 9,040 10,848 13,560 18,080 27,120 and 54,240, with no remainder.

Since 54,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,240, 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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