Q: Is 652,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 652,500 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 652,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 29 30 36 45 50 58 60 75 87 90 100 116 125 145 150 174 180 225 250 261 290 300 348 375 435 450 500 522 580 625 725 750 870 900 1,044 1,125 1,250 1,305 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,875 2,175 2,250 2,500 2,610 2,900 3,625 3,750 4,350 4,500 5,220 5,625 6,525 7,250 7,500 8,700 10,875 11,250 13,050 14,500 18,125 21,750 22,500 26,100 32,625 36,250 43,500 54,375 65,250 72,500 108,750 130,500 163,125 217,500 326,250 and 652,500, with no remainder.

Since 652,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 652,500, 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).