Q: Is 539,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 539,840 is a composite number.

Why is 539,840 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 539,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 140 160 224 241 280 320 448 482 560 964 1,120 1,205 1,687 1,928 2,240 2,410 3,374 3,856 4,820 6,748 7,712 8,435 9,640 13,496 15,424 16,870 19,280 26,992 33,740 38,560 53,984 67,480 77,120 107,968 134,960 269,920 and 539,840, with no remainder.

Since 539,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,840, 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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