Q: Is 543,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 543,872 is a composite number.

Why is 543,872 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 543,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 448 607 896 1,214 2,428 4,249 4,856 8,498 9,712 16,996 19,424 33,992 38,848 67,984 77,696 135,968 271,936 and 543,872, with no remainder.

Since 543,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 543,872, 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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