Q: Is 540,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,848 is a composite number.

Why is 540,848 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 540,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 308 439 616 878 1,232 1,756 3,073 3,512 4,829 6,146 7,024 9,658 12,292 19,316 24,584 33,803 38,632 49,168 67,606 77,264 135,212 270,424 and 540,848, with no remainder.

Since 540,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,848, 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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