Q: Is 262,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 262,500 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 262,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 625 700 750 875 1,050 1,250 1,500 1,750 1,875 2,100 2,500 2,625 3,125 3,500 3,750 4,375 5,250 6,250 7,500 8,750 9,375 10,500 12,500 13,125 17,500 18,750 21,875 26,250 37,500 43,750 52,500 65,625 87,500 131,250 and 262,500, with no remainder.

Since 262,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,500, 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).