Q: Is 58,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 58,240 is a composite number.

Why is 58,240 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 58,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 32 35 40 52 56 64 65 70 80 91 104 112 128 130 140 160 182 208 224 260 280 320 364 416 448 455 520 560 640 728 832 896 910 1,040 1,120 1,456 1,664 1,820 2,080 2,240 2,912 3,640 4,160 4,480 5,824 7,280 8,320 11,648 14,560 29,120 and 58,240, with no remainder.

Since 58,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,240, 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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