Q: Is 656,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 656,500 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 656,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 101 125 130 202 250 260 325 404 500 505 650 1,010 1,300 1,313 1,625 2,020 2,525 2,626 3,250 5,050 5,252 6,500 6,565 10,100 12,625 13,130 25,250 26,260 32,825 50,500 65,650 131,300 164,125 328,250 and 656,500, with no remainder.

Since 656,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 656,500, 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).