Q: Is 551,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 551,100 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 551,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 167 220 275 300 330 334 501 550 660 668 825 835 1,002 1,100 1,650 1,670 1,837 2,004 2,505 3,300 3,340 3,674 4,175 5,010 5,511 7,348 8,350 9,185 10,020 11,022 12,525 16,700 18,370 22,044 25,050 27,555 36,740 45,925 50,100 55,110 91,850 110,220 137,775 183,700 275,550 and 551,100, with no remainder.

Since 551,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,100, 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).