Q: Is 20,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,538 is a composite number.

Why is 20,538 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 20,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 163 326 489 978 1,141 1,467 2,282 2,934 3,423 6,846 10,269 and 20,538, with no remainder.

Since 20,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,538, 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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