Q: Is 217,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 217,500 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 217,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 125 145 150 174 250 290 300 348 375 435 500 580 625 725 750 870 1,250 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,875 2,175 2,500 2,900 3,625 3,750 4,350 7,250 7,500 8,700 10,875 14,500 18,125 21,750 36,250 43,500 54,375 72,500 108,750 and 217,500, with no remainder.

Since 217,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,500, 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).