Q: Is 250,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 250,000 is a composite number.

Why is 250,000 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 250,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 625 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 3,125 5,000 6,250 10,000 12,500 15,625 25,000 31,250 50,000 62,500 125,000 and 250,000, with no remainder.

Since 250,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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