Q: Is 540,474 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,474 is a composite number.

Why is 540,474 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 540,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 19 22 33 38 57 66 114 209 418 431 627 862 1,254 1,293 2,586 4,741 8,189 9,482 14,223 16,378 24,567 28,446 49,134 90,079 180,158 270,237 and 540,474, with no remainder.

Since 540,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,474, 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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