Q: Is 540,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,400 is a composite number.

Why is 540,400 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 540,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 193 200 280 350 386 400 560 700 772 965 1,351 1,400 1,544 1,930 2,702 2,800 3,088 3,860 4,825 5,404 6,755 7,720 9,650 10,808 13,510 15,440 19,300 21,616 27,020 33,775 38,600 54,040 67,550 77,200 108,080 135,100 270,200 and 540,400, with no remainder.

Since 540,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,400, 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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