Q: Is 274,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 274,540 is a composite number.

Why is 274,540 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 274,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 37 53 70 74 106 140 148 185 212 259 265 370 371 518 530 740 742 1,036 1,060 1,295 1,484 1,855 1,961 2,590 3,710 3,922 5,180 7,420 7,844 9,805 13,727 19,610 27,454 39,220 54,908 68,635 137,270 and 274,540, with no remainder.

Since 274,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,540, 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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