Q: Is 526,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 526,500 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 526,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 27 30 36 39 45 50 52 54 60 65 75 78 81 90 100 108 117 125 130 135 150 156 162 180 195 225 234 250 260 270 300 324 325 351 375 390 405 450 468 500 540 585 650 675 702 750 780 810 900 975 1,053 1,125 1,170 1,300 1,350 1,404 1,500 1,620 1,625 1,755 1,950 2,025 2,106 2,250 2,340 2,700 2,925 3,250 3,375 3,510 3,900 4,050 4,212 4,500 4,875 5,265 5,850 6,500 6,750 7,020 8,100 8,775 9,750 10,125 10,530 11,700 13,500 14,625 17,550 19,500 20,250 21,060 26,325 29,250 35,100 40,500 43,875 52,650 58,500 87,750 105,300 131,625 175,500 263,250 and 526,500, with no remainder.

Since 526,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 526,500, 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).