Q: Is 25,102,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 25,102,500 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 25,102,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,500 3,347 3,750 6,694 7,500 10,041 13,388 16,735 20,082 33,470 40,164 50,205 66,940 83,675 100,410 167,350 200,820 251,025 334,700 418,375 502,050 836,750 1,004,100 1,255,125 1,673,500 2,091,875 2,510,250 4,183,750 5,020,500 6,275,625 8,367,500 12,551,250 and 25,102,500, with no remainder.

Since 25,102,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,102,500, 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).