Q: Is 54,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,840 is a composite number.

Why is 54,840 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 54,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 457 914 1,371 1,828 2,285 2,742 3,656 4,570 5,484 6,855 9,140 10,968 13,710 18,280 27,420 and 54,840, with no remainder.

Since 54,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,840, 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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