Q: Is 550,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,008 is a composite number.

Why is 550,008 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 550,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 7,639 15,278 22,917 30,556 45,834 61,112 68,751 91,668 137,502 183,336 275,004 and 550,008, with no remainder.

Since 550,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,008, 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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