Q: Is 540,850 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,850 is a composite number.

Why is 540,850 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 540,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 145 290 373 725 746 1,450 1,865 3,730 9,325 10,817 18,650 21,634 54,085 108,170 270,425 and 540,850, with no remainder.

Since 540,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,850, 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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