Q: Is 542,454,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,454,244 is a composite number.

Why is 542,454,244 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 542,454,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 67 124 134 268 2,077 4,154 8,308 65,293 130,586 261,172 2,024,083 4,048,166 4,374,631 8,096,332 8,749,262 17,498,524 135,613,561 271,227,122 and 542,454,244, with no remainder.

Since 542,454,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,454,244, 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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