Q: Is 551,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 551,480 is a composite number.

Why is 551,480 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 551,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 811 1,622 3,244 4,055 6,488 8,110 13,787 16,220 27,574 32,440 55,148 68,935 110,296 137,870 275,740 and 551,480, with no remainder.

Since 551,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,480, 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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