Q: Is 540,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,456 is a composite number.

Why is 540,456 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 540,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 3,217 6,434 9,651 12,868 19,302 22,519 25,736 38,604 45,038 67,557 77,208 90,076 135,114 180,152 270,228 and 540,456, with no remainder.

Since 540,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,456, 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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