Q: Is 50,248,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 50,248,500 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 50,248,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 139 150 241 250 278 300 375 417 482 500 556 695 723 750 834 964 1,205 1,390 1,446 1,500 1,668 2,085 2,410 2,780 2,892 3,475 3,615 4,170 4,820 6,025 6,950 7,230 8,340 10,425 12,050 13,900 14,460 17,375 18,075 20,850 24,100 30,125 33,499 34,750 36,150 41,700 52,125 60,250 66,998 69,500 72,300 90,375 100,497 104,250 120,500 133,996 167,495 180,750 200,994 208,500 334,990 361,500 401,988 502,485 669,980 837,475 1,004,970 1,674,950 2,009,940 2,512,425 3,349,900 4,187,375 5,024,850 8,374,750 10,049,700 12,562,125 16,749,500 25,124,250 and 50,248,500, with no remainder.

Since 50,248,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,248,500, 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).