Q: Is 539,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 539,728 is a composite number.

Why is 539,728 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 539,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 61 79 112 122 158 244 316 427 488 553 632 854 976 1,106 1,264 1,708 2,212 3,416 4,424 4,819 6,832 8,848 9,638 19,276 33,733 38,552 67,466 77,104 134,932 269,864 and 539,728, with no remainder.

Since 539,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,728, 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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