Q: Is 538,062 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,062 is a composite number.

Why is 538,062 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 538,062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 322 483 557 966 1,114 1,671 3,342 3,899 7,798 11,697 12,811 23,394 25,622 38,433 76,866 89,677 179,354 269,031 and 538,062, with no remainder.

Since 538,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,062, 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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