Q: Is 542,388 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,388 is a composite number.

Why is 542,388 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 542,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 308 462 587 924 1,174 1,761 2,348 3,522 4,109 6,457 7,044 8,218 12,327 12,914 16,436 19,371 24,654 25,828 38,742 45,199 49,308 77,484 90,398 135,597 180,796 271,194 and 542,388, with no remainder.

Since 542,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,388, 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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