Q: Is 18,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 18,540 is a composite number.

Why is 18,540 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 18,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 103 180 206 309 412 515 618 927 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,854 2,060 3,090 3,708 4,635 6,180 9,270 and 18,540, with no remainder.

Since 18,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,540, 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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