Q: Is 250,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 250,500 is a composite number.

Why is 250,500 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 250,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 167 250 300 334 375 500 501 668 750 835 1,002 1,500 1,670 2,004 2,505 3,340 4,175 5,010 8,350 10,020 12,525 16,700 20,875 25,050 41,750 50,100 62,625 83,500 125,250 and 250,500, with no remainder.

Since 250,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,500, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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