Q: Is 5,544 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,544 is a composite number.

Why is 5,544 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 5,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 33 36 42 44 56 63 66 72 77 84 88 99 126 132 154 168 198 231 252 264 308 396 462 504 616 693 792 924 1,386 1,848 2,772 and 5,544, with no remainder.

Since 5,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,544, 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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