Q: Is 557,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 557,492 is a composite number.

Why is 557,492 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 557,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 71 142 151 284 302 604 923 1,846 1,963 3,692 3,926 7,852 10,721 21,442 42,884 139,373 278,746 and 557,492, with no remainder.

Since 557,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,492, 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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