Q: Is 553,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 553,008 is a composite number.

Why is 553,008 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 553,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 82 123 164 246 281 328 492 562 656 843 984 1,124 1,686 1,968 2,248 3,372 4,496 6,744 11,521 13,488 23,042 34,563 46,084 69,126 92,168 138,252 184,336 276,504 and 553,008, with no remainder.

Since 553,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 553,008, 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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