Q: Is 467,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 467,500 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 467,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 125 170 187 220 250 275 340 374 425 500 550 625 748 850 935 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,700 1,870 2,125 2,500 2,750 3,740 4,250 4,675 5,500 6,875 8,500 9,350 10,625 13,750 18,700 21,250 23,375 27,500 42,500 46,750 93,500 116,875 233,750 and 467,500, with no remainder.

Since 467,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 467,500, 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).