Q: Is 558,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 558,240 is a composite number.

Why is 558,240 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 558,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,978 9,304 11,630 13,956 17,445 18,608 23,260 27,912 34,890 37,216 46,520 55,824 69,780 93,040 111,648 139,560 186,080 279,120 and 558,240, with no remainder.

Since 558,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,240, 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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