Q: Is 57,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,540 is a composite number.

Why is 57,540 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 57,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 137 140 210 274 411 420 548 685 822 959 1,370 1,644 1,918 2,055 2,740 2,877 3,836 4,110 4,795 5,754 8,220 9,590 11,508 14,385 19,180 28,770 and 57,540, with no remainder.

Since 57,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,540, 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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