Q: Is 551,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 551,420 is a composite number.

Why is 551,420 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 551,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 349 395 698 790 1,396 1,580 1,745 3,490 6,980 27,571 55,142 110,284 137,855 275,710 and 551,420, with no remainder.

Since 551,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,420, 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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