Q: Is 538,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 538,880 is a composite number.

Why is 538,880 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 538,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 256 320 421 640 842 1,280 1,684 2,105 3,368 4,210 6,736 8,420 13,472 16,840 26,944 33,680 53,888 67,360 107,776 134,720 269,440 and 538,880, with no remainder.

Since 538,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,880, 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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