Q: Is 550,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,572 is a composite number.

Why is 550,572 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 550,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 43 44 66 86 97 129 132 172 194 258 291 388 473 516 582 946 1,067 1,164 1,419 1,892 2,134 2,838 3,201 4,171 4,268 5,676 6,402 8,342 12,513 12,804 16,684 25,026 45,881 50,052 91,762 137,643 183,524 275,286 and 550,572, with no remainder.

Since 550,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,572, 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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