Q: Is 501,051,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 501,051,500 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 501,051,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 283 500 566 1,132 1,415 2,830 3,541 5,660 7,075 7,082 14,150 14,164 17,705 28,300 35,375 35,410 70,750 70,820 88,525 141,500 177,050 354,100 442,625 885,250 1,002,103 1,770,500 2,004,206 4,008,412 5,010,515 10,021,030 20,042,060 25,052,575 50,105,150 100,210,300 125,262,875 250,525,750 and 501,051,500, with no remainder.

Since 501,051,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,051,500, 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).