Q: Is 550,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,242 is a composite number.

Why is 550,242 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 550,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 198 231 397 462 693 794 1,191 1,386 2,382 2,779 3,573 4,367 5,558 7,146 8,337 8,734 13,101 16,674 25,011 26,202 30,569 39,303 50,022 61,138 78,606 91,707 183,414 275,121 and 550,242, with no remainder.

Since 550,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,242, 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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