Q: Is 54,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 54,540 is a composite number.

Why is 54,540 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 54,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 101 108 135 180 202 270 303 404 505 540 606 909 1,010 1,212 1,515 1,818 2,020 2,727 3,030 3,636 4,545 5,454 6,060 9,090 10,908 13,635 18,180 27,270 and 54,540, with no remainder.

Since 54,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,540, 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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