Q: Is 540,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,480 is a composite number.

Why is 540,480 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 540,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 563 960 1,126 1,689 2,252 2,815 3,378 4,504 5,630 6,756 8,445 9,008 11,260 13,512 16,890 18,016 22,520 27,024 33,780 36,032 45,040 54,048 67,560 90,080 108,096 135,120 180,160 270,240 and 540,480, with no remainder.

Since 540,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,480, 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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