Q: Is 198,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,540 is a composite number.

Why is 198,540 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 198,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,103 2,206 3,309 4,412 5,515 6,618 9,927 11,030 13,236 16,545 19,854 22,060 33,090 39,708 49,635 66,180 99,270 and 198,540, with no remainder.

Since 198,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,540, 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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