Q: Is 81,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 81,540 is a composite number.

Why is 81,540 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 81,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 151 180 270 302 453 540 604 755 906 1,359 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,718 3,020 4,077 4,530 5,436 6,795 8,154 9,060 13,590 16,308 20,385 27,180 40,770 and 81,540, with no remainder.

Since 81,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 81,540, 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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