Q: Is 553,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 553,240 is a composite number.

Why is 553,240 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 553,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 13,831 27,662 55,324 69,155 110,648 138,310 276,620 and 553,240, with no remainder.

Since 553,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 553,240, 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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