Q: Is 540,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,260 is a composite number.

Why is 540,260 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 540,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 68 70 85 119 140 170 227 238 340 454 476 595 908 1,135 1,190 1,589 2,270 2,380 3,178 3,859 4,540 6,356 7,718 7,945 15,436 15,890 19,295 27,013 31,780 38,590 54,026 77,180 108,052 135,065 270,130 and 540,260, with no remainder.

Since 540,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,260, 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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