Q: Is 97,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,500 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 97,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 625 650 750 780 975 1,250 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,875 1,950 2,500 3,250 3,750 3,900 4,875 6,500 7,500 8,125 9,750 16,250 19,500 24,375 32,500 48,750 and 97,500, with no remainder.

Since 97,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,500, 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).