Q: Is 542,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,538 is a composite number.

Why is 542,538 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 542,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 81 102 153 162 197 306 394 459 591 918 1,182 1,377 1,773 2,754 3,349 3,546 5,319 6,698 10,047 10,638 15,957 20,094 30,141 31,914 60,282 90,423 180,846 271,269 and 542,538, with no remainder.

Since 542,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,538, 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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