Q: Is 562,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 562,548 is a composite number.

Why is 562,548 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 562,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 37 42 74 84 111 148 181 222 259 362 444 518 543 724 777 1,036 1,086 1,267 1,554 2,172 2,534 3,108 3,801 5,068 6,697 7,602 13,394 15,204 20,091 26,788 40,182 46,879 80,364 93,758 140,637 187,516 281,274 and 562,548, with no remainder.

Since 562,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,548, 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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