Q: Is 538,668,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,668,738 is a composite number.

Why is 538,668,738 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 538,668,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 331 662 993 1,986 2,979 5,958 8,937 17,874 30,137 60,274 90,411 180,822 271,233 542,466 813,699 1,627,398 9,975,347 19,950,694 29,926,041 59,852,082 89,778,123 179,556,246 269,334,369 and 538,668,738, with no remainder.

Since 538,668,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,668,738, 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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