Q: Is 550,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,340 is a composite number.

Why is 550,340 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 550,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 3,931 7,862 15,724 19,655 27,517 39,310 55,034 78,620 110,068 137,585 275,170 and 550,340, with no remainder.

Since 550,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,340, 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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