Q: Is 280,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 280,500 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 280,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 30 33 34 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 100 102 110 125 132 150 165 170 187 204 220 250 255 275 300 330 340 374 375 425 500 510 550 561 660 748 750 825 850 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,275 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,700 1,870 2,125 2,244 2,550 2,750 2,805 3,300 3,740 4,125 4,250 4,675 5,100 5,500 5,610 6,375 8,250 8,500 9,350 11,220 12,750 14,025 16,500 18,700 23,375 25,500 28,050 46,750 56,100 70,125 93,500 140,250 and 280,500, with no remainder.

Since 280,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,500, 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).