Q: Is 54,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,960 is a composite number.

Why is 54,960 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 54,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 229 240 458 687 916 1,145 1,374 1,832 2,290 2,748 3,435 3,664 4,580 5,496 6,870 9,160 10,992 13,740 18,320 27,480 and 54,960, with no remainder.

Since 54,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,960, 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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