Q: Is 6,525,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,525,500 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 6,525,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 124 125 155 250 310 421 500 620 775 842 1,550 1,684 2,105 3,100 3,875 4,210 7,750 8,420 10,525 13,051 15,500 21,050 26,102 42,100 52,204 52,625 65,255 105,250 130,510 210,500 261,020 326,275 652,550 1,305,100 1,631,375 3,262,750 and 6,525,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,525,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,525,500, 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).