Q: Is 250,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 250,250 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 250,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 13 14 22 25 26 35 50 55 65 70 77 91 110 125 130 143 154 175 182 250 275 286 325 350 385 455 550 650 715 770 875 910 1,001 1,375 1,430 1,625 1,750 1,925 2,002 2,275 2,750 3,250 3,575 3,850 4,550 5,005 7,150 9,625 10,010 11,375 17,875 19,250 22,750 25,025 35,750 50,050 125,125 and 250,250, with no remainder.

Since 250,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,250, 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).