Q: Is 540,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 540,940 is a composite number.

Why is 540,940 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 540,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 37 43 68 74 85 86 148 170 172 185 215 340 370 430 629 731 740 860 1,258 1,462 1,591 2,516 2,924 3,145 3,182 3,655 6,290 6,364 7,310 7,955 12,580 14,620 15,910 27,047 31,820 54,094 108,188 135,235 270,470 and 540,940, with no remainder.

Since 540,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,940, 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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