Q: Is 617,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 617,500 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 617,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 19 20 25 26 38 50 52 65 76 95 100 125 130 190 247 250 260 325 380 475 494 500 625 650 950 988 1,235 1,250 1,300 1,625 1,900 2,375 2,470 2,500 3,250 4,750 4,940 6,175 6,500 8,125 9,500 11,875 12,350 16,250 23,750 24,700 30,875 32,500 47,500 61,750 123,500 154,375 308,750 and 617,500, with no remainder.

Since 617,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,500, 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).