Q: Is 538,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,608 is a composite number.

Why is 538,608 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 538,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 229 294 336 392 458 588 687 784 916 1,176 1,374 1,603 1,832 2,352 2,748 3,206 3,664 4,809 5,496 6,412 9,618 10,992 11,221 12,824 19,236 22,442 25,648 33,663 38,472 44,884 67,326 76,944 89,768 134,652 179,536 269,304 and 538,608, with no remainder.

Since 538,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,608, 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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