Q: Is 540,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,550 is a composite number.

Why is 540,550 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 540,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 95 190 475 569 950 1,138 2,845 5,690 10,811 14,225 21,622 28,450 54,055 108,110 270,275 and 540,550, with no remainder.

Since 540,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,550, 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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