Q: Is 500,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 500,850 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 500,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 27 30 35 42 45 50 53 54 63 70 75 90 105 106 126 135 150 159 175 189 210 225 265 270 315 318 350 371 378 450 477 525 530 630 675 742 795 945 954 1,050 1,113 1,325 1,350 1,431 1,575 1,590 1,855 1,890 2,226 2,385 2,650 2,862 3,150 3,339 3,710 3,975 4,725 4,770 5,565 6,678 7,155 7,950 9,275 9,450 10,017 11,130 11,925 14,310 16,695 18,550 20,034 23,850 27,825 33,390 35,775 50,085 55,650 71,550 83,475 100,170 166,950 250,425 and 500,850, with no remainder.

Since 500,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,850, 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).