Q: Is 442,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,540 is a composite number.

Why is 442,540 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 442,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 29 35 58 70 109 116 140 145 203 218 290 406 436 545 580 763 812 1,015 1,090 1,526 2,030 2,180 3,052 3,161 3,815 4,060 6,322 7,630 12,644 15,260 15,805 22,127 31,610 44,254 63,220 88,508 110,635 221,270 and 442,540, with no remainder.

Since 442,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,540, 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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