Q: Is 552,384 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,384 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 552,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 137 144 168 192 224 252 274 288 336 411 448 504 548 576 672 822 959 1,008 1,096 1,233 1,344 1,644 1,918 2,016 2,192 2,466 2,877 3,288 3,836 4,032 4,384 4,932 5,754 6,576 7,672 8,631 8,768 9,864 11,508 13,152 15,344 17,262 19,728 23,016 26,304 30,688 34,524 39,456 46,032 61,376 69,048 78,912 92,064 138,096 184,128 276,192 and 552,384, with no remainder.

Since 552,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,384, 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).