Q: Is 531,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 531,240 is a composite number.

Why is 531,240 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 531,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 233 285 380 456 466 570 699 760 932 1,140 1,165 1,398 1,864 2,280 2,330 2,796 3,495 4,427 4,660 5,592 6,990 8,854 9,320 13,281 13,980 17,708 22,135 26,562 27,960 35,416 44,270 53,124 66,405 88,540 106,248 132,810 177,080 265,620 and 531,240, with no remainder.

Since 531,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,240, 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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