Q: Is 500,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 500,200 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 500,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 61 82 100 122 164 200 205 244 305 328 410 488 610 820 1,025 1,220 1,525 1,640 2,050 2,440 2,501 3,050 4,100 5,002 6,100 8,200 10,004 12,200 12,505 20,008 25,010 50,020 62,525 100,040 125,050 250,100 and 500,200, with no remainder.

Since 500,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,200, 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).