Q: Is 539,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 539,240 is a composite number.

Why is 539,240 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 539,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 26 34 40 52 61 65 68 85 104 122 130 136 170 221 244 260 305 340 442 488 520 610 680 793 884 1,037 1,105 1,220 1,586 1,768 2,074 2,210 2,440 3,172 3,965 4,148 4,420 5,185 6,344 7,930 8,296 8,840 10,370 13,481 15,860 20,740 26,962 31,720 41,480 53,924 67,405 107,848 134,810 269,620 and 539,240, with no remainder.

Since 539,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,240, 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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