Q: Is 537,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 537,138 is a composite number.

Why is 537,138 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 537,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 29 42 49 54 58 63 87 98 126 147 174 189 203 261 294 343 378 406 441 522 609 686 783 882 1,029 1,218 1,323 1,421 1,566 1,827 2,058 2,646 2,842 3,087 3,654 4,263 5,481 6,174 8,526 9,261 9,947 10,962 12,789 18,522 19,894 25,578 29,841 38,367 59,682 76,734 89,523 179,046 268,569 and 537,138, with no remainder.

Since 537,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,138, 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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