Q: Is 542,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,920 is a composite number.

Why is 542,920 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 542,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 140 196 245 277 280 392 490 554 980 1,108 1,385 1,939 1,960 2,216 2,770 3,878 5,540 7,756 9,695 11,080 13,573 15,512 19,390 27,146 38,780 54,292 67,865 77,560 108,584 135,730 271,460 and 542,920, with no remainder.

Since 542,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,920, 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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