Q: Is 253,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,500 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 253,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 169 195 250 260 300 325 338 375 390 500 507 650 676 750 780 845 975 1,014 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,690 1,950 2,028 2,535 3,250 3,380 3,900 4,225 4,875 5,070 6,500 8,450 9,750 10,140 12,675 16,900 19,500 21,125 25,350 42,250 50,700 63,375 84,500 126,750 and 253,500, with no remainder.

Since 253,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,500, 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).