Q: Is 9,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,540 is a composite number.

Why is 9,540 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 9,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 53 60 90 106 159 180 212 265 318 477 530 636 795 954 1,060 1,590 1,908 2,385 3,180 4,770 and 9,540, with no remainder.

Since 9,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,540, 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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