Q: Is 550,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,480 is a composite number.

Why is 550,480 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 550,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 983 1,966 3,932 4,915 6,881 7,864 9,830 13,762 15,728 19,660 27,524 34,405 39,320 55,048 68,810 78,640 110,096 137,620 275,240 and 550,480, with no remainder.

Since 550,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,480, 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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