Q: Is 265,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 265,500 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 265,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 59 60 75 90 100 118 125 150 177 180 225 236 250 295 300 354 375 450 500 531 590 708 750 885 900 1,062 1,125 1,180 1,475 1,500 1,770 2,124 2,250 2,655 2,950 3,540 4,425 4,500 5,310 5,900 7,375 8,850 10,620 13,275 14,750 17,700 22,125 26,550 29,500 44,250 53,100 66,375 88,500 132,750 and 265,500, with no remainder.

Since 265,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,500, 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).