Q: Is 557,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 557,960 is a composite number.

Why is 557,960 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 557,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 29 37 40 52 58 65 74 104 116 130 145 148 185 232 260 290 296 370 377 481 520 580 740 754 962 1,073 1,160 1,480 1,508 1,885 1,924 2,146 2,405 3,016 3,770 3,848 4,292 4,810 5,365 7,540 8,584 9,620 10,730 13,949 15,080 19,240 21,460 27,898 42,920 55,796 69,745 111,592 139,490 278,980 and 557,960, with no remainder.

Since 557,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,960, 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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