Q: Is 552,048,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,048,024 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 552,048,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 44 46 66 69 88 92 132 138 184 253 264 276 506 552 759 1,012 1,518 2,024 3,036 6,072 90,917 181,834 272,751 363,668 545,502 727,336 1,000,087 1,091,004 2,000,174 2,091,091 2,182,008 3,000,261 4,000,348 4,182,182 6,000,522 6,273,273 8,000,696 8,364,364 12,001,044 12,546,546 16,728,728 23,002,001 24,002,088 25,093,092 46,004,002 50,186,184 69,006,003 92,008,004 138,012,006 184,016,008 276,024,012 and 552,048,024, with no remainder.

Since 552,048,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,048,024, 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).