Q: Is 542,542 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 542,542 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 542,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 22 26 77 91 143 154 182 271 286 542 1,001 1,897 2,002 2,981 3,523 3,794 5,962 7,046 20,867 24,661 38,753 41,734 49,322 77,506 271,271 and 542,542, with no remainder.

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