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558 is the sum of consecutive prime numbers 277 and 281.
558 is also the sum of all the prime numbers from 7 to 67.
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- 558 is a composite number.
- Prime factorization: 558 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 31, which can be written 558 = 2 x (3^2) x 31
- The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 2, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 x 2 x 2 = 12. Therefore 558 has exactly 12 factors.
- Factors of 558: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 31, 62, 93, 186, 279, 558
- Factor pairs: 558 = 1 x 558, 2 x 279, 3 x 186, 6 x 93, 9 x 62, or 18 x 31
- Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √558 = (√9)(√62) = 3√62 ≈ 23.62202
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