Q: Is 552,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,200 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 552,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 251 275 440 502 550 1,004 1,100 1,255 2,008 2,200 2,510 2,761 5,020 5,522 6,275 10,040 11,044 12,550 13,805 22,088 25,100 27,610 50,200 55,220 69,025 110,440 138,050 276,100 and 552,200, with no remainder.

Since 552,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,200, 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).