Q: Is 68,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,460 is a composite number.

Why is 68,460 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 68,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 163 210 326 420 489 652 815 978 1,141 1,630 1,956 2,282 2,445 3,260 3,423 4,564 4,890 5,705 6,846 9,780 11,410 13,692 17,115 22,820 34,230 and 68,460, with no remainder.

Since 68,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,460, 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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