Q: Is 825,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 825,000 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 825,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 125 132 150 165 200 220 250 264 275 300 330 375 440 500 550 600 625 660 750 825 1,000 1,100 1,250 1,320 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,875 2,200 2,500 2,750 3,000 3,125 3,300 3,750 4,125 5,000 5,500 6,250 6,600 6,875 7,500 8,250 9,375 11,000 12,500 13,750 15,000 16,500 18,750 20,625 25,000 27,500 33,000 34,375 37,500 41,250 55,000 68,750 75,000 82,500 103,125 137,500 165,000 206,250 275,000 412,500 and 825,000, with no remainder.

Since 825,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 825,000, 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).