Q: Is 550,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,460 is a composite number.

Why is 550,460 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 550,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 1,619 3,238 6,476 8,095 16,190 27,523 32,380 55,046 110,092 137,615 275,230 and 550,460, with no remainder.

Since 550,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,460, 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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