Q: Is 550,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,172 is a composite number.

Why is 550,172 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 550,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 343 401 686 802 1,372 1,604 2,807 5,614 11,228 19,649 39,298 78,596 137,543 275,086 and 550,172, with no remainder.

Since 550,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,172, 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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