Q: Is 5,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,940 is a composite number.

Why is 5,940 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 5,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 90 99 108 110 132 135 165 180 198 220 270 297 330 396 495 540 594 660 990 1,188 1,485 1,980 2,970 and 5,940, with no remainder.

Since 5,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,940, 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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