Q: Is 559,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,152 is a composite number.

Why is 559,152 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 559,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 198 264 353 396 528 706 792 1,059 1,412 1,584 2,118 2,824 3,177 3,883 4,236 5,648 6,354 7,766 8,472 11,649 12,708 15,532 16,944 23,298 25,416 31,064 34,947 46,596 50,832 62,128 69,894 93,192 139,788 186,384 279,576 and 559,152, with no remainder.

Since 559,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,152, 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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