Q: Is 487,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 487,500 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 487,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 625 650 750 780 975 1,250 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,875 1,950 2,500 3,125 3,250 3,750 3,900 4,875 6,250 6,500 7,500 8,125 9,375 9,750 12,500 16,250 18,750 19,500 24,375 32,500 37,500 40,625 48,750 81,250 97,500 121,875 162,500 243,750 and 487,500, with no remainder.

Since 487,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,500, 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).