Q: Is 558,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,450 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 558,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 73 75 85 90 102 146 150 153 170 219 225 255 306 365 425 438 450 510 657 730 765 850 1,095 1,241 1,275 1,314 1,530 1,825 2,190 2,482 2,550 3,285 3,650 3,723 3,825 5,475 6,205 6,570 7,446 7,650 10,950 11,169 12,410 16,425 18,615 22,338 31,025 32,850 37,230 55,845 62,050 93,075 111,690 186,150 279,225 and 558,450, with no remainder.

Since 558,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,450, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).