Q: Is 550,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 550,080 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 550,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 191 192 240 288 320 360 382 480 573 576 720 764 955 960 1,146 1,440 1,528 1,719 1,910 2,292 2,865 2,880 3,056 3,438 3,820 4,584 5,730 6,112 6,876 7,640 8,595 9,168 11,460 12,224 13,752 15,280 17,190 18,336 22,920 27,504 30,560 34,380 36,672 45,840 55,008 61,120 68,760 91,680 110,016 137,520 183,360 275,040 and 550,080, with no remainder.

Since 550,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,080, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).