Q: Is 540,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,072 is a composite number.

Why is 540,072 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 540,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 234 312 468 577 936 1,154 1,731 2,308 3,462 4,616 5,193 6,924 7,501 10,386 13,848 15,002 20,772 22,503 30,004 41,544 45,006 60,008 67,509 90,012 135,018 180,024 270,036 and 540,072, with no remainder.

Since 540,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,072, 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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