Q: Is 550,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,240 is a composite number.

Why is 550,240 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 550,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 76 80 95 152 160 181 190 304 362 380 608 724 760 905 1,448 1,520 1,810 2,896 3,040 3,439 3,620 5,792 6,878 7,240 13,756 14,480 17,195 27,512 28,960 34,390 55,024 68,780 110,048 137,560 275,120 and 550,240, with no remainder.

Since 550,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,240, 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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