Q: Is 542,164 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 542,164 is a composite number.

Why is 542,164 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 542,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 67 68 119 134 238 268 289 469 476 578 938 1,139 1,156 1,876 2,023 2,278 4,046 4,556 7,973 8,092 15,946 19,363 31,892 38,726 77,452 135,541 271,082 and 542,164, with no remainder.

Since 542,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,164, 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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