Q: Is 57,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,420 is a composite number.

Why is 57,420 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 57,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 29 30 33 36 44 45 55 58 60 66 87 90 99 110 116 132 145 165 174 180 198 220 261 290 319 330 348 396 435 495 522 580 638 660 870 957 990 1,044 1,276 1,305 1,595 1,740 1,914 1,980 2,610 2,871 3,190 3,828 4,785 5,220 5,742 6,380 9,570 11,484 14,355 19,140 28,710 and 57,420, with no remainder.

Since 57,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,420, 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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