Q: Is 542,754 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,754 is a composite number.

Why is 542,754 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 542,754 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 23 27 38 46 54 57 69 114 138 171 207 342 414 437 513 529 621 874 1,026 1,058 1,242 1,311 1,587 2,622 3,174 3,933 4,761 7,866 9,522 10,051 11,799 14,283 20,102 23,598 28,566 30,153 60,306 90,459 180,918 271,377 and 542,754, with no remainder.

Since 542,754 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,754, 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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