Q: Is 65,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 65,540 is a composite number.

Why is 65,540 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 65,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 113 116 145 226 290 452 565 580 1,130 2,260 3,277 6,554 13,108 16,385 32,770 and 65,540, with no remainder.

Since 65,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,540, 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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