Q: Is 10,006,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,006,500 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 10,006,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 700 750 875 953 1,050 1,500 1,750 1,906 2,100 2,625 2,859 3,500 3,812 4,765 5,250 5,718 6,671 9,530 10,500 11,436 13,342 14,295 19,060 20,013 23,825 26,684 28,590 33,355 40,026 47,650 57,180 66,710 71,475 80,052 95,300 100,065 119,125 133,420 142,950 166,775 200,130 238,250 285,900 333,550 357,375 400,260 476,500 500,325 667,100 714,750 833,875 1,000,650 1,429,500 1,667,750 2,001,300 2,501,625 3,335,500 5,003,250 and 10,006,500, with no remainder.

Since 10,006,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,006,500, 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).