Q: Is 538,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,460 is a composite number.

Why is 538,460 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 538,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 19 20 26 38 52 65 76 95 109 130 190 218 247 260 380 436 494 545 988 1,090 1,235 1,417 2,071 2,180 2,470 2,834 4,142 4,940 5,668 7,085 8,284 10,355 14,170 20,710 26,923 28,340 41,420 53,846 107,692 134,615 269,230 and 538,460, with no remainder.

Since 538,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,460, 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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