Q: Is 538,464 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,464 is a composite number.

Why is 538,464 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 538,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 71 79 96 142 158 213 237 284 316 426 474 568 632 852 948 1,136 1,264 1,704 1,896 2,272 2,528 3,408 3,792 5,609 6,816 7,584 11,218 16,827 22,436 33,654 44,872 67,308 89,744 134,616 179,488 269,232 and 538,464, with no remainder.

Since 538,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,464, 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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