Q: Is 234,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,540 is a composite number.

Why is 234,540 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 234,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,303 2,606 3,909 5,212 6,515 7,818 11,727 13,030 15,636 19,545 23,454 26,060 39,090 46,908 58,635 78,180 117,270 and 234,540, with no remainder.

Since 234,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,540, 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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