Q: Is 557,473,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 557,473,748 is a composite number.

Why is 557,473,748 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 557,473,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 113 226 452 1,469 2,938 5,876 94,873 189,746 379,492 1,233,349 2,466,698 4,933,396 10,720,649 21,441,298 42,882,596 139,368,437 278,736,874 and 557,473,748, with no remainder.

Since 557,473,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,473,748, 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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