Q: Is 538,524 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,524 is a composite number.

Why is 538,524 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 538,524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 2,137 4,274 6,411 8,548 12,822 14,959 19,233 25,644 29,918 38,466 44,877 59,836 76,932 89,754 134,631 179,508 269,262 and 538,524, with no remainder.

Since 538,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,524, 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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