Q: Is 537,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 537,042 is a composite number.

Why is 537,042 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 537,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 79 103 158 206 237 309 474 618 869 1,133 1,738 2,266 2,607 3,399 5,214 6,798 8,137 16,274 24,411 48,822 89,507 179,014 268,521 and 537,042, with no remainder.

Since 537,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,042, 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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