Q: Is 550,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 550,560 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 550,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 32 37 40 48 60 62 74 80 93 96 111 120 124 148 155 160 185 186 222 240 248 296 310 370 372 444 465 480 496 555 592 620 740 744 888 930 992 1,110 1,147 1,184 1,240 1,480 1,488 1,776 1,860 2,220 2,294 2,480 2,960 2,976 3,441 3,552 3,720 4,440 4,588 4,960 5,735 5,920 6,882 7,440 8,880 9,176 11,470 13,764 14,880 17,205 17,760 18,352 22,940 27,528 34,410 36,704 45,880 55,056 68,820 91,760 110,112 137,640 183,520 275,280 and 550,560, with no remainder.

Since 550,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,560, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).