Q: Is 538,873,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,873,840 is a composite number.

Why is 538,873,840 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 538,873,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 6,735,923 13,471,846 26,943,692 33,679,615 53,887,384 67,359,230 107,774,768 134,718,460 269,436,920 and 538,873,840, with no remainder.

Since 538,873,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,873,840, 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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