Q: Is 550,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 550,872 is a composite number.

Why is 550,872 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 550,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 252 504 1,093 2,186 3,279 4,372 6,558 7,651 8,744 9,837 13,116 15,302 19,674 22,953 26,232 30,604 39,348 45,906 61,208 68,859 78,696 91,812 137,718 183,624 275,436 and 550,872, with no remainder.

Since 550,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,872, 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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