Q: Is 540,431,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,431,142 is a composite number.

Why is 540,431,142 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 540,431,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 106 159 318 1,699,469 3,398,938 5,098,407 10,196,814 90,071,857 180,143,714 270,215,571 and 540,431,142, with no remainder.

Since 540,431,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,431,142, 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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