Q: Is 538,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,488 is a composite number.

Why is 538,488 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 538,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 243 277 324 486 554 648 831 972 1,108 1,662 1,944 2,216 2,493 3,324 4,986 6,648 7,479 9,972 14,958 19,944 22,437 29,916 44,874 59,832 67,311 89,748 134,622 179,496 269,244 and 538,488, with no remainder.

Since 538,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,488, 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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