Q: Is 553,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 553,350 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 553,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 25 30 31 34 35 42 50 51 62 70 75 85 93 102 105 119 150 155 170 175 186 210 217 238 255 310 350 357 425 434 465 510 525 527 595 651 714 775 850 930 1,050 1,054 1,085 1,190 1,275 1,302 1,550 1,581 1,785 2,170 2,325 2,550 2,635 2,975 3,162 3,255 3,570 3,689 4,650 5,270 5,425 5,950 6,510 7,378 7,905 8,925 10,850 11,067 13,175 15,810 16,275 17,850 18,445 22,134 26,350 32,550 36,890 39,525 55,335 79,050 92,225 110,670 184,450 276,675 and 553,350, with no remainder.

Since 553,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 553,350, 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).