Q: Is 54,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,978 is a composite number.

Why is 54,978 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 54,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 17 21 22 33 34 42 49 51 66 77 98 102 119 147 154 187 231 238 294 357 374 462 539 561 714 833 1,078 1,122 1,309 1,617 1,666 2,499 2,618 3,234 3,927 4,998 7,854 9,163 18,326 27,489 and 54,978, with no remainder.

Since 54,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,978, 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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