Q: Is 245,507,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 245,507,500 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 245,507,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 350 500 625 700 875 1,250 1,750 2,500 3,500 4,375 8,750 14,029 17,500 28,058 56,116 70,145 98,203 140,290 196,406 280,580 350,725 392,812 491,015 701,450 982,030 1,402,900 1,753,625 1,964,060 2,455,075 3,507,250 4,910,150 7,014,500 8,768,125 9,820,300 12,275,375 17,536,250 24,550,750 35,072,500 49,101,500 61,376,875 122,753,750 and 245,507,500, with no remainder.

Since 245,507,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,507,500, 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).