Q: Is 533,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 533,000 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 533,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 41 50 52 65 82 100 104 125 130 164 200 205 250 260 325 328 410 500 520 533 650 820 1,000 1,025 1,066 1,300 1,625 1,640 2,050 2,132 2,600 2,665 3,250 4,100 4,264 5,125 5,330 6,500 8,200 10,250 10,660 13,000 13,325 20,500 21,320 26,650 41,000 53,300 66,625 106,600 133,250 266,500 and 533,000, with no remainder.

Since 533,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 533,000, 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).