Q: Is 712,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 712,500 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 712,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 125 150 190 228 250 285 300 375 380 475 500 570 625 750 950 1,140 1,250 1,425 1,500 1,875 1,900 2,375 2,500 2,850 3,125 3,750 4,750 5,700 6,250 7,125 7,500 9,375 9,500 11,875 12,500 14,250 18,750 23,750 28,500 35,625 37,500 47,500 59,375 71,250 118,750 142,500 178,125 237,500 356,250 and 712,500, with no remainder.

Since 712,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 712,500, 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).