Q: Is 56,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,320 is a composite number.

Why is 56,320 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 56,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 80 88 110 128 160 176 220 256 320 352 440 512 640 704 880 1,024 1,280 1,408 1,760 2,560 2,816 3,520 5,120 5,632 7,040 11,264 14,080 28,160 and 56,320, with no remainder.

Since 56,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,320, 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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