Q: Is 538,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,840 is a composite number.

Why is 538,840 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 538,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 380 709 760 1,418 2,836 3,545 5,672 7,090 13,471 14,180 26,942 28,360 53,884 67,355 107,768 134,710 269,420 and 538,840, with no remainder.

Since 538,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,840, 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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