Q: Is 247,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 247,500 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 247,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 110 125 132 150 165 180 198 220 225 250 275 300 330 375 396 450 495 500 550 625 660 750 825 900 990 1,100 1,125 1,250 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,875 1,980 2,250 2,475 2,500 2,750 3,300 3,750 4,125 4,500 4,950 5,500 5,625 6,875 7,500 8,250 9,900 11,250 12,375 13,750 16,500 20,625 22,500 24,750 27,500 41,250 49,500 61,875 82,500 123,750 and 247,500, with no remainder.

Since 247,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,500, 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).