Q: Is 531,990 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 531,990 is a composite number.

Why is 531,990 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 531,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 30 45 46 69 90 115 138 207 230 257 345 414 514 690 771 1,035 1,285 1,542 2,070 2,313 2,570 3,855 4,626 5,911 7,710 11,565 11,822 17,733 23,130 29,555 35,466 53,199 59,110 88,665 106,398 177,330 265,995 and 531,990, with no remainder.

Since 531,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,990, 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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