Q: Is 538,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,848 is a composite number.

Why is 538,848 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 538,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 1,871 3,742 5,613 7,484 11,226 14,968 16,839 22,452 29,936 33,678 44,904 59,872 67,356 89,808 134,712 179,616 269,424 and 538,848, with no remainder.

Since 538,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,848, 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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