Q: Is 540,477 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,477 is a composite number.

Why is 540,477 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 540,477 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 63 69 161 207 373 483 1,119 1,449 2,611 3,357 7,833 8,579 23,499 25,737 60,053 77,211 180,159 and 540,477, with no remainder.

Since 540,477 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,477, 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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