Q: Is 250,400,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 250,400,250 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 250,400,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 109 125 150 218 225 250 327 375 450 545 654 750 981 1,021 1,090 1,125 1,635 1,962 2,042 2,250 2,725 3,063 3,270 4,905 5,105 5,450 6,126 8,175 9,189 9,810 10,210 13,625 15,315 16,350 18,378 24,525 25,525 27,250 30,630 40,875 45,945 49,050 51,050 76,575 81,750 91,890 111,289 122,625 127,625 153,150 222,578 229,725 245,250 255,250 333,867 382,875 459,450 556,445 667,734 765,750 1,001,601 1,112,890 1,148,625 1,669,335 2,003,202 2,297,250 2,782,225 3,338,670 5,008,005 5,564,450 8,346,675 10,016,010 13,911,125 16,693,350 25,040,025 27,822,250 41,733,375 50,080,050 83,466,750 125,200,125 and 250,400,250, with no remainder.

Since 250,400,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,400,250, 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).