Q: Is 225,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 225,500 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 225,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 41 44 50 55 82 100 110 125 164 205 220 250 275 410 451 500 550 820 902 1,025 1,100 1,375 1,804 2,050 2,255 2,750 4,100 4,510 5,125 5,500 9,020 10,250 11,275 20,500 22,550 45,100 56,375 112,750 and 225,500, with no remainder.

Since 225,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 225,500, 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).