Q: Is 56,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,496 is a composite number.

Why is 56,496 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 56,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 107 132 176 214 264 321 428 528 642 856 1,177 1,284 1,712 2,354 2,568 3,531 4,708 5,136 7,062 9,416 14,124 18,832 28,248 and 56,496, with no remainder.

Since 56,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,496, 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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