Q: Is 540,342 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,342 is a composite number.

Why is 540,342 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 540,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 2,729 5,458 8,187 16,374 24,561 30,019 49,122 60,038 90,057 180,114 270,171 and 540,342, with no remainder.

Since 540,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,342, 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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