Q: Is 559,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,048 is a composite number.

Why is 559,048 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 559,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 67 134 149 268 298 469 536 596 938 1,043 1,192 1,876 2,086 3,752 4,172 8,344 9,983 19,966 39,932 69,881 79,864 139,762 279,524 and 559,048, with no remainder.

Since 559,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,048, 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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