Q: Is 538,832 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,832 is a composite number.

Why is 538,832 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 538,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 56 68 112 119 136 238 272 283 476 566 952 1,132 1,904 1,981 2,264 3,962 4,528 4,811 7,924 9,622 15,848 19,244 31,696 33,677 38,488 67,354 76,976 134,708 269,416 and 538,832, with no remainder.

Since 538,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,832, 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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