Q: Is 549,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 549,840 is a composite number.

Why is 549,840 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 549,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 79 80 87 116 120 145 158 174 232 237 240 290 316 348 395 435 464 474 580 632 696 790 870 948 1,160 1,185 1,264 1,392 1,580 1,740 1,896 2,291 2,320 2,370 3,160 3,480 3,792 4,582 4,740 6,320 6,873 6,960 9,164 9,480 11,455 13,746 18,328 18,960 22,910 27,492 34,365 36,656 45,820 54,984 68,730 91,640 109,968 137,460 183,280 274,920 and 549,840, with no remainder.

Since 549,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,840, 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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