Q: Is 559,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,120 is a composite number.

Why is 559,120 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 559,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 40 58 80 116 145 232 241 290 464 482 580 964 1,160 1,205 1,928 2,320 2,410 3,856 4,820 6,989 9,640 13,978 19,280 27,956 34,945 55,912 69,890 111,824 139,780 279,560 and 559,120, with no remainder.

Since 559,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,120, 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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