Q: Is 540,603,159 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,603,159 is a composite number.

Why is 540,603,159 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 540,603,159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 71 213 691 2,073 3,673 11,019 49,061 147,183 260,783 782,349 2,538,043 7,614,129 180,201,053 and 540,603,159, with no remainder.

Since 540,603,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,603,159, 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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