Q: Is 538,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,780 is a composite number.

Why is 538,780 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 538,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 31 44 55 62 79 110 124 155 158 220 310 316 341 395 620 682 790 869 1,364 1,580 1,705 1,738 2,449 3,410 3,476 4,345 4,898 6,820 8,690 9,796 12,245 17,380 24,490 26,939 48,980 53,878 107,756 134,695 269,390 and 538,780, with no remainder.

Since 538,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,780, 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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