Q: Is 550,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,020 is a composite number.

Why is 550,020 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 550,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 89 103 178 206 267 309 356 412 445 515 534 618 890 1,030 1,068 1,236 1,335 1,545 1,780 2,060 2,670 3,090 5,340 6,180 9,167 18,334 27,501 36,668 45,835 55,002 91,670 110,004 137,505 183,340 275,010 and 550,020, with no remainder.

Since 550,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,020, 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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