Q: Is 555,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 555,720 is a composite number.

Why is 555,720 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 555,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 421 440 660 842 1,263 1,320 1,684 2,105 2,526 3,368 4,210 4,631 5,052 6,315 8,420 9,262 10,104 12,630 13,893 16,840 18,524 23,155 25,260 27,786 37,048 46,310 50,520 55,572 69,465 92,620 111,144 138,930 185,240 277,860 and 555,720, with no remainder.

Since 555,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 555,720, 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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