Q: Is 559,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 559,872 is a composite number.

Why is 559,872 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 559,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 162 192 216 243 256 288 324 384 432 486 576 648 729 768 864 972 1,152 1,296 1,458 1,728 1,944 2,187 2,304 2,592 2,916 3,456 3,888 4,374 5,184 5,832 6,912 7,776 8,748 10,368 11,664 15,552 17,496 20,736 23,328 31,104 34,992 46,656 62,208 69,984 93,312 139,968 186,624 279,936 and 559,872, with no remainder.

Since 559,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,872, 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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