Q: Is 559,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,520 is a composite number.

Why is 559,520 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 559,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 269 416 520 538 1,040 1,076 1,345 2,080 2,152 2,690 3,497 4,304 5,380 6,994 8,608 10,760 13,988 17,485 21,520 27,976 34,970 43,040 55,952 69,940 111,904 139,880 279,760 and 559,520, with no remainder.

Since 559,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,520, 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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