Q: Is 558,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 558,740 is a composite number.

Why is 558,740 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 558,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 52 65 70 91 130 140 182 260 307 364 455 614 910 1,228 1,535 1,820 2,149 3,070 3,991 4,298 6,140 7,982 8,596 10,745 15,964 19,955 21,490 27,937 39,910 42,980 55,874 79,820 111,748 139,685 279,370 and 558,740, with no remainder.

Since 558,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,740, 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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