Q: Is 659,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 659,540 is a composite number.

Why is 659,540 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 659,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 196 245 490 673 980 1,346 2,692 3,365 4,711 6,730 9,422 13,460 18,844 23,555 32,977 47,110 65,954 94,220 131,908 164,885 329,770 and 659,540, with no remainder.

Since 659,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 659,540, 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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