Q: Is 36,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,540 is a composite number.

Why is 36,540 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 36,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 29 30 35 36 42 45 58 60 63 70 84 87 90 105 116 126 140 145 174 180 203 210 252 261 290 315 348 406 420 435 522 580 609 630 812 870 1,015 1,044 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,740 1,827 2,030 2,436 2,610 3,045 3,654 4,060 5,220 6,090 7,308 9,135 12,180 18,270 and 36,540, with no remainder.

Since 36,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,540, 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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