Q: Is 127,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,500 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 127,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 125 150 170 204 250 255 300 340 375 425 500 510 625 750 850 1,020 1,250 1,275 1,500 1,700 1,875 2,125 2,500 2,550 3,750 4,250 5,100 6,375 7,500 8,500 10,625 12,750 21,250 25,500 31,875 42,500 63,750 and 127,500, with no remainder.

Since 127,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,500, 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).