Q: Is 60,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 60,840 is a composite number.

Why is 60,840 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 60,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 169 180 195 234 260 312 338 360 390 468 507 520 585 676 780 845 936 1,014 1,170 1,352 1,521 1,560 1,690 2,028 2,340 2,535 3,042 3,380 4,056 4,680 5,070 6,084 6,760 7,605 10,140 12,168 15,210 20,280 30,420 and 60,840, with no remainder.

Since 60,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,840, 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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