Q: Is 232,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,500 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 232,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 125 150 155 186 250 300 310 372 375 465 500 620 625 750 775 930 1,250 1,500 1,550 1,860 1,875 2,325 2,500 3,100 3,750 3,875 4,650 7,500 7,750 9,300 11,625 15,500 19,375 23,250 38,750 46,500 58,125 77,500 116,250 and 232,500, with no remainder.

Since 232,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,500, 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).