Q: Is 552,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,048 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 552,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 42 48 53 56 62 84 93 106 112 124 159 168 186 212 217 248 318 336 371 372 424 434 496 636 651 742 744 848 868 1,113 1,272 1,302 1,484 1,488 1,643 1,736 2,226 2,544 2,604 2,968 3,286 3,472 4,452 4,929 5,208 5,936 6,572 8,904 9,858 10,416 11,501 13,144 17,808 19,716 23,002 26,288 34,503 39,432 46,004 69,006 78,864 92,008 138,012 184,016 276,024 and 552,048, with no remainder.

Since 552,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,048, 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).