Q: Is 56,112 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,112 is a composite number.

Why is 56,112 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 56,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 167 168 334 336 501 668 1,002 1,169 1,336 2,004 2,338 2,672 3,507 4,008 4,676 7,014 8,016 9,352 14,028 18,704 28,056 and 56,112, with no remainder.

Since 56,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,112, 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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