Q: Is 54,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,864 is a composite number.

Why is 54,864 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 54,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 127 144 216 254 381 432 508 762 1,016 1,143 1,524 2,032 2,286 3,048 3,429 4,572 6,096 6,858 9,144 13,716 18,288 27,432 and 54,864, with no remainder.

Since 54,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,864, 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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