Q: Is 10,000,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,000,500 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 10,000,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 59 60 75 100 113 118 125 150 177 226 236 250 295 300 339 354 375 452 500 565 590 678 708 750 885 1,130 1,180 1,356 1,475 1,500 1,695 1,770 2,260 2,825 2,950 3,390 3,540 4,425 5,650 5,900 6,667 6,780 7,375 8,475 8,850 11,300 13,334 14,125 14,750 16,950 17,700 20,001 22,125 26,668 28,250 29,500 33,335 33,900 40,002 42,375 44,250 56,500 66,670 80,004 84,750 88,500 100,005 133,340 166,675 169,500 200,010 333,350 400,020 500,025 666,700 833,375 1,000,050 1,666,750 2,000,100 2,500,125 3,333,500 5,000,250 and 10,000,500, with no remainder.

Since 10,000,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,000,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).