Q: Is 562,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 562,650 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 562,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 31 33 50 55 62 66 75 93 110 121 150 155 165 186 242 275 310 330 341 363 465 550 605 682 726 775 825 930 1,023 1,210 1,550 1,650 1,705 1,815 2,046 2,325 3,025 3,410 3,630 3,751 4,650 5,115 6,050 7,502 8,525 9,075 10,230 11,253 17,050 18,150 18,755 22,506 25,575 37,510 51,150 56,265 93,775 112,530 187,550 281,325 and 562,650, with no remainder.

Since 562,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,650, 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).