Q: Is 543,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 543,740 is a composite number.

Why is 543,740 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 543,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 620 877 1,754 3,508 4,385 8,770 17,540 27,187 54,374 108,748 135,935 271,870 and 543,740, with no remainder.

Since 543,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 543,740, 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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