Q: Is 5,500,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,500,496 is a composite number.

Why is 5,500,496 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 5,500,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 14,947 29,894 59,788 119,576 239,152 343,781 687,562 1,375,124 2,750,248 and 5,500,496, with no remainder.

Since 5,500,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,500,496, 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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