Q: Is 294,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 294,525 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 294,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 17 21 25 33 35 45 51 55 63 75 77 85 99 105 119 153 165 175 187 225 231 255 275 315 357 385 425 495 525 561 595 693 765 825 935 1,071 1,155 1,275 1,309 1,575 1,683 1,785 1,925 2,475 2,805 2,975 3,465 3,825 3,927 4,675 5,355 5,775 6,545 8,415 8,925 11,781 14,025 17,325 19,635 26,775 32,725 42,075 58,905 98,175 and 294,525, with no remainder.

Since 294,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 294,525, 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).