Q: Is 508,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 508,500 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 508,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 113 125 150 180 225 226 250 300 339 375 450 452 500 565 678 750 900 1,017 1,125 1,130 1,356 1,500 1,695 2,034 2,250 2,260 2,825 3,390 4,068 4,500 5,085 5,650 6,780 8,475 10,170 11,300 14,125 16,950 20,340 25,425 28,250 33,900 42,375 50,850 56,500 84,750 101,700 127,125 169,500 254,250 and 508,500, with no remainder.

Since 508,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,500, 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).